NPR looks at some more of Africa's oldest leaders. Malawi's newly sworn-in President Peter ... Eight years later, many Zimbabweans say things are worse under the man they dub "the crocodile." But ...

T he first leaders of independent African countries were often known as fathers of their nations. Today Paul Biya, Cameroon’s president, is old enough to be the great-great-grandfather of some voters ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — After a newspaper reported in 1897 that the great American writer Mark Twain had died, a bemused -- but very much alive -- Twain famously quipped: "the report of my death ...

At 92, Cameroon's President aul Biya is running for an eighth term on Sunday — a reminder of how Africa's aging leaders continue to cling to... JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — After a newspaper reported ...