The presidents with the longest ruling mandates in Africa as of 2025

Teodoro Obiang – President of Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶, aged 82, with a 45-year tenure. His uncle previously ruled for 11 years.¹

Paul Biya – President of Cameroon 🇨🇲, 91 years old, with 42 years in office. He also served as Prime Minister for 7 years before becoming president.

Denis Sassou Nguesso – President of Congo 🇨🇬, 80 years old, with 40 years of rule.

Yoweri Museveni – President of Uganda 🇺🇬, aged 79, with a 38-year tenure.

Isaias Afwerki – President of Eritrea 🇪🇷, 78 years old, with 31 years of rule, being the country’s first president since independence in 1993.

Ismail Omar Guelleh -President of Djibouti, aged 76, with 25 years at the helm.