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Cameroon voted in an election Sunday that could see Africa’s oldest leader – the world’s oldest president – extend his rule by another seven years. Analysts have predicted a victory for President Paul ...

The oldest cemetery in the U.S. is said to be the Myles Standish Burial Ground, which dates back to approximately 1638. This may be the oldest maintained cemetery, but there are burial mounds that ...

At 92, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya—the world’s oldest head of state—is defying age critics and history. Launching his campaign on Tuesday in Maroua, he pledged to tighten security, create jobs, and ...

From Cameroon’s Biya, who has ruled since 1982, to Nigeria’s Tinubu, now 73, the continent’s leadership ranks are filled with presidents old enough to be grandfathers to many of their citizens. Africa ...

João Marinho Neto's milestone came months after he celebrated the world’s oldest person, Ethel Caterham, on her 116th birthday Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

For a third straight fall, Lakers star LeBron James will enter the NBA season as the league’s oldest player. James will turn 41 before the calendar year is over, but he’s not the only NBA player in ...