An opposition party has called on Cameroon's longtime leader Paul Biya not to run for another term in the presidential elections scheduled for October.
After 29 years as president, Biya "should leave political life and enjoy a peaceful retirement," the opposition African Movement for New Independence and Democracy (MANIDEM) said in a statement.
Cameroon's 78-year-old president, who celebrated his birthday Sunday, has not yet said whether he will run again.
In power since 1982, Biya benefited from a 2008 amendment to the constitution scrapping term limits.
Protests against the measure sparked riots that killed 40 people according to official estimates and 139 according to NGOs.
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