Cameroon’s President Biya returns after a long stay abroad raises health concerns
The 93-year-old leader’s return ended weeks of speculation about his health and succession, while opposition figures had pressed the Constitutional Council to act.
- On Thursday, 93-year-old President Paul Biya returned to Cameroon aboard a chartered flight from Geneva, Switzerland, ending his longest recorded stay abroad of more than 10 weeks.
- Biya departed on June 7 for what his civil cabinet described as "a brief private stay in Europe," a prolonged absence that fueled widespread speculation regarding his health and capacity to govern.
- Accompanied by First Lady Chantal Biya, the president touched down around 4.45 p.m. at Nsimalen International Airport, where supporters of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement greeted his motorcade to the Etoudi Unity Palace.
- Opposition politicians had urged the Constitutional Council to examine potential succession, as Biya has not appointed a vice president despite reintroducing the role, creating uncertainty about a transition.
- Under Cameroon's constitution, the Senate president would assume interim duties if the presidency became vacant due to permanent incapacity, though the Constitutional Council took no action during the president's recent absence.
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