They say children are the leaders of tomorrow but when will this tomorrow be when the youths will not be given an opportunity?
African leaders love power so much that even in their old age, they will still be competing with children for leadership positions.
All the youths can do is sit back and watch men old enough to be their grandfathers refuse to allow children be the leaders.
At present, no fewer than 14 African countries have presidents who are above 70-years old.
1. Robert Mugabe (92-years-old)
Born on February 21, 1924, he is the oldest one of the longest serving African presidents. He has been the president of Zimbabwe since 1987.
Robert Mugabe is 92
2. Beji Caid Essebsi (90-years-old)
He became the president of Tunisia in December 2014. He was born on November 29, 1926.
Beji Caid Essebsi is 90
3. Paul Biya (83-years-old)
Born on February 13, 1933, he has been the president of Cameroon since November 1982. Before he became president, he was prime minister from 1975 to 1982.
Paul Biya is 83-years-old
4. Abselaziz Bouteflika (79-years-old)
Born on March 2, 1937, he has been the president of Algeria since April 27, 1999. On April 18, 2014, he was reelected for a fourth term with 81% of the vote.
Abselaziz Bouteflika, the Algerian president is 79
5. Manuel Pinto da Costa (79-years-old)
Born on August 5, 1937, he served as the first President of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1975 to 1991. He contested again in the July 2011 presidential election and won.
Manuel Pinto da Costa is 79-years-old
6. Alpha Conde (78-years-old)
Born on March 4, 1938, he has been President of Guinea since December 2010. He was the first freely elected president in the history of the country. He got reelected in 2015 with almost 58% of the vote.
Alpha Conde, 78yrs, is the president of Guinea
7. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (78-years-old)
She assumed office as the president of Liberia in January 18, 2006. She was born on October 29, 1938.
Sirleaf, 78yrs, is the president of Liberia
8. Arthur Peter Mutharika (76-years-old)
He was born in 1940 and has been the president of Malawi since May 31, 2014.
Arthur Peter Mutharika, 76yrs, is Malawi's president.
9. Hage Geingob (75-years-old)
He was born on August 3, 1941. He is the current president of Namibia who assumed office on March 21, 2015. He served as prime minister from 1990 to 2002 and again from 2012 to 2015 before he became president.
Hage Geingob, 75yrs, assumed office in 2015.
10. Teodoro Obiang Mbasogo (74-years-old)
He was born on June 5, 1942. He became president of Equatorial Guinea in 1979 after ousting his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, in an August 1979 military coup.
Teodoro Obiang Mbasogo, 74, is the president of Equatorial Guinea
11. Muhammadu Buhari (74-years-old)
The current president of Nigeria was born December 17, 1942. He assumed office in 2015 after defeating Goodluck Jonathan in the presidential election. He is a retired Major General in the Nigerian Army who previously served as the country's Head of State from December 31, 1983 to August 27, 1985.
President Muhammadu Buhari clocked 74 on December 17
12. Jose Edardo dos Santos (74-years-old)
The Angolan president was born on August 28, 1942. He has been president since 1979.
Jose Edardo dos Santos is 74
13. Allassane Ouattara (74-years-old)
Born on January 1, 1942, Ouattara has been serving Cote d'ivoire as her president since 2011. He was prime minister from November 1990 to December 1993.
Ouattara, 74yrs, has been serving Cote d'ivoire as her president since 2011
14. Jacob G. Zuma (74-years-old)
He was sworn in as the president of South Africa on May 9, 2009. He was born on April 12, 1942. He was elected for a second term as president in 2014.
Jacob Zuma,74yrs, is the president of South Africa
15. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (72-years-old)
Come January 7, 2017, Akufo-Addo will be joining the list of oldest African presidents when he will be sworn in as the president of Ghana. He won the December presidential election, defeating, the sitting president John Mahama.
Akufo-Addo, 72yrs ,is Ghana's president-elect
How much longer do the youths have to wait before they are given an opportunity?
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