44-year-old Emmanuel Macron is visiting Cameroon and many hope he encourages 89-year-old President Paul Biya in power for 40 years to retire

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French President Emmanuel Macron is in Cameroon for a three-day visit, the first leg of his three-nation African tour that will also take him to Benin and Guinea Bissau. Many hope that the 44-year old French president will encourage the 89-year old Cameroonian leader, Paul Biya, who has been in power for 40 years, since November 1982, to retire and facilitate a transition of power.