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Young people in Cameroon decry reintroduction of Vice President as 93-year-old President's effort to stay in power

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A recent decision by Cameroon's National Assembly and Senate to reintroduce the position of Vice President to the country's cabinet has been met with outrage from opposition parties. Under the new constitutional amendment, the Vice President could complete the mandate in case of the death or incapacity of President, Paul Biya. The 93-year-old has ruled the oil-and cocoa-producing Central African nation since 1982 and is the world's oldest serving ruler. For a look at what the youth of Cameroon have had to say about the amendments, Tsepiso Makwetla and Peter Ndoro spoke to AfriRights Research and Development Institute Founder, Dr Smith Naseri Edumebong and Cameroonian  and University of Pretoria Student, Britney Isambi Ngube

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