Cameroon’s President Biya returns home after months-long absence

Mr Biya’s prolonged absence during these weeks intensified concerns about the health of the 93-year-old leader.

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has returned to the country after a more than two-month absence that has fuelled fierce debate about his ability to rule after 44 years in power. Biya, who at the age of 93 is the world’s oldest serving head of state, landed in Yaounde in the late afternoon from Geneva, where he had been

President Paul Biya, 93, returned to Cameroon on Thursday, after a 73-day absence that fuelled speculation about his health.

President Paul Biya, 93, returned to Cameroon on Thursday, AFP journalists noted, after a 73-day absence that fuelled speculation about his health.