Africa’s political arena hosts numerous senior figures who have extended their tenures well beyond the typical retirement age observed in many nations on the continent.
Despite a general retirement age of 60 in some African countries, most of these leaders are well past 65 and remain committed to serving their nations.
Here are the top 10 oldest serving presidents in Africa:
1. Paul Biya from Cameroon, aged 90, assumed office in 1982 and is the second-longest-reigning President in Africa.
2. Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast, currently 81, became President in 1999 and won re-election in 2010.
3. Teodoro Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, 81 years old, took office in 1979 and has been President since then.
4. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe, aged 80, became President in 2017.
5. Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, aged 79, assumed the presidency in 2017 after serving as a member of parliament between 1996 and 2008.
6. Yoweri Museveni from Uganda, aged 78, is the country’s current President.
7. Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria, aged 77, took office in 2019.
8. Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, aged 73, is also among the continent’s oldest presidents.
9. Alpha Conde from Guinea, aged 82, is one of Africa’s oldest serving presidents.
10. Yoweri Museveni from Uganda, aged 76, is also listed among the oldest African Presidents.
