Cameroon has reintroduced the vice president position after more than 40 years! This follows an amendment passed by the National Assembly and Senate, it was followed by reports that President Paul Biya has appointed his son, Franck Biya to the position of the Deputy President and has granted him powers to head the country's military forces. Paul Biya, is the world's oldest leader at 93 years old, he is the second president of Cameroon since 1982. Claims that Biya has appointed his son, have not been confirmed by government. The amendment indicates that the vice president will be appointed and dismissed by the president, serving for the remainder of the president's seven-year term. However, the interim leader would be prohibited from initiating constitutional changes or running in a subsequent election. For more on this, Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Channel Africa Correspondent in the DRC, Moki Kindzeka

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