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Cameroon’s President Biya home after 73-day absence, amid health speculation

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has returned to the country after spending 73 days abroad, ending an unusually long absence that has intensified speculation around the 93-year-old’s health and raised questions over Cameroon's political future.

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World's Oldest President Returns After Record Absence as Questions Swirl Over Who Was Running Cameroon

Cameroon's President Paul Biya returned after a 73-day absence, fuelling health speculations and leadership concerns. Opposition criticised his remote governance, while the government denied any institutional vacuum.

International Business Times UK

Cameroon's 93-year-old President Paul Biya returns after months-long stay abroad

Cameroonian President Paul Biya returned to the country on Thursday after a 73-day absence, with local media reporting the 93-year-old had been in Geneva with his family and close aides. The country's opposition criticised Biya's long absence, saying he had left the country on "autopilot".

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President Paul Biya back in Cameroon after 73 days away

YAOUNDé - President Paul Biya returned to Cameroon on Thursday after a 73-day absence that fuelled speculation about the 93-year-old's health and who is really running the country.

Bangkok Post

Cameroon's President Biya returns after a long stay abroad raises health concerns

President Paul Biya has returned to Cameroon after more than two months abroad

The Independent UK

Cameroon's president draws concern and criticism by staying abroad for 2 months

Cameroon's President Paul Biya has been abroad for two months, sparking criticism and concerns

The Independent UK

Cameroon government says Biya's prolonged absence 'no cause for concern'

President Paul Biya left Cameroon in early June for what his office described as a "short private stay in Europe". Addressing concerns over this prolonged absence, a government spokesperson told RFI the 93-year-old head of state is healthy and hard at work.

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Netflix drama 'The Polygamist' ignites global debate on marriage and betrayal

In tonight's edition: The new South African Netflix drama "The Polygamist" is winning over global audiences; we speak to its lead screenwriter. But first: Cameroon's President Paul Biya has not been seen in public for more than 50 days, his longest absence from public view. Also, the impact of weeks…

France 24

Fifty-three days and counting: 93-year-old leader’s record absence fuels health speculation

Cameroon’s Paul Biya has not made a statement or been seen since leaving for ‘brief private stay’ at Swiss hotel on 7 June

The Guardian - UK

At 80, Trump is among the world's oldest leaders — but not the oldest

US President Donald Trump turned 80 on June 14, becoming only the second sitting US president to reach the milestone while in office, after Joe Biden celebrated his 80th birthday in November 2022 . Trump is also the oldest person ever inaugurated as president, having returned to the White House…

The Times of India

Cameroon opposition figure files complaint in France against President Biya

Former Cameroonian presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary says he's filed two complaints with the Paris Judicial Court against President Paul Biya, citing the principle of universal jurisdiction.

Radio France Internationale

A tale of two Francks? World’s oldest leader creates deputy role – raising prospect of dynastic succession

Son and stepson of Cameroon’s Paul Biya are seen as main contenders to be vice-president

The Guardian - UK

Pope's visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip

Pope Leo XIV is heading to Equatorial Guinea for the final leg of his four-nation African journey

The Independent UK

Pope Leo’s Mass to attract more than half a million for biggest event of historic African tour

Pope Leo XIV is marking the halfway point in his four-nation tour of Africa

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Pope visits Cameroon city hit by post-vote protest deaths

Pope Leo XIV will give a giant mass on Friday in Cameroon's economic capital Douala, the biggest event of a visit marked by his calls for peace and spat with US President Donald Trump.

Euronews

Pope Leo XIV slams 'tyrants' ransacking world on high-security visit to Cameroon

On arrival in the country on Wednesday, the pope appealed to Cameroon's leaders to examine their "conscience" and tackle corruption and rights abuses.

Radio France Internationale

Pope Leo brings message of unity to Cameroon’s divided Anglophone regions

Pope Leo XIV is travelling to the western Cameroon city of Bamenda to preach a message of peace in the epicenter of a separatist conflict that humanitarian groups have called one of the world’s most neglected crises.

The Independent UK

Pope heads to epicenter of Cameroon's separatist conflict to preach message of peace

Pope Leo XIV is travelling to the western Cameroon city of Bamenda to preach a message of peace

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Pope Leo XIV visits Cameroon as Biya faces unrest and separatist war

Arriving in Yaoundé on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV pressed Cameroon’s leaders to address corruption, setting the tone for a high-stakes visit.

Radio France Internationale

Pope heads to Cameroon with message of peace for the country’s divided regions

Pope Leo XIV left Algeria on Wednesday headed for Cameroon for a four-day trip that includes a visit to the epicentre of a nearly decade-long separatist conflict, where he is due to bring a message of peace.

The Independent UK

Cameroon fighters hold three-day ceasefire as Pope Leo arrives

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Fighters call truce as Pope Leo arrives in war-torn nation

The conflict has killed more than 6,000 people and displaced over 600,000 others

The Independent UK

Cameroon hopes the pope's visit brings healing after nearly a decade of conflict

People in Cameroon hope that Pope Leo XIV's visit this week can bring peace to their conflict-ridden country

The Conversation

Pope Leo’s visit to Africa: theology scholar outlines 3 realities the Catholic church must face

Pope Leo’s decision to make Africa one of the early destinations of his young papacy signals the continent’s importance in global Catholicism. His April 2026 visit reflects both his personal ties to Africa and the rapid rise of Christianity across the continent.

Latin Times

U.S. Secured Secret Deal With Cameroon to Deport Migrants, Using Aid as Leverage: Report

A secret agreement between the United States and Cameroon to accept deported migrants was secured using financial and diplomatic pressure, according to a new report.

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