Cameroon's Biya, 92, announces bid for eighth presidential term

FILE PHOTO: Cameroon President Paul Biya attends the Paris Peace Forum, France, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Cameroon's nonagenarian head of state, Paul Biya, will run for re-election in this year's presidential vote expected on October 12, a post on the president's X account said on Sunday.

(Reporting by Bate Felix; Editing by Sandra Maler)