World of Africa: Africa's 'leaders for life'
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Nov 15, 2022, 05:10 IST | Updated: Nov 15, 2022, 05:10 IST
He just turned 80, he wants to extend his 43-year rule, his son is the country's flamboyant Vice President and yet equatorial Guinea is dealing with widespread poverty. President Teodoro Obiang Ngema is the world's longest-standing leader followed closely by Cameroon's Paul Biya, but what makes leadership and the Presidency in Africa so attractive that people want to remain at the top and rule with an iron fist?
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