Chad’s Deby poised for sixth term
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Chad’s President Idriss Deby, an ally of the West in the fight against Islamist militants, is likely to extend his three-decade rule in elections, despite increasing popular discontent with his leadership
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Deby, 68, who seized power in 1990 in coup, pushed through new constitution in 2018 that could allow him to stay in power until 2033
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Morocco
Cameroon 
Equatorial Guinea
Republic of Congo
Chad
Eritrea 
Djibouti
Uganda 
Rwanda
Eswatini
Years in power 
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AFRICA’S LONGEST-SERVING LEADERS

E. Guinea Teodoro Obiang, 78 1979-present 41+
Cameroon  Paul Biya, 88 1982- 38+
Rep. Congo  Denis Sassou Nguesso, 77 1979-92; 1997- 37+
Uganda Yoweri Museveni, 76 1986- 35+
Eswatini King Mswati III, 52 1986-34+
Chad  Idriss Deby, 68 1990- 30+
Eritrea Isaias Afwerki, 75 1993- 27+
Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh, 73 1999- 21+
Morocco King Mohammed VI, 57 1999- 21+
Rwanda Paul Kagame, 63 2000- 20+
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Sources: Reuters, BBC Picture: Getty Images
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