Politique

Yaoundé (AFP) – Cameroon’s government has banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, Africa’s second-longest-ruling leader, amid rumours the 91-year-old is gravely ill, according to a document obtained by AFP. Biya, the world’s oldest leader, has not made a public appearance since early September, fuelling a …

The Africa Report | For decades, she has managed PR for several African presidents, including Senegal’s Macky Sall, Côte d’Ivoire’s Alassane Ouattara and Cameroon’s Paul Biya. After several weeks of silence and rumours about Cameroonian President Paul Biya’s health, the president’s private office announced on 8 October that he would be …

VOA | Cameroon government officials said the central African state’s 91-year-old president, Paul Biya, is in good health, contrary to information circulating on social and mainstream media. Biya has not been seen in public since his official visit to China more than 1 month ago. Citizens say they want proof …

RFI | Le président camerounais Paul Biya, toujours à Genève, en Suisse, ne s’est pas rendu à New York pour l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies fin septembre, où il était annoncé. Il n’était également pas présent au sommet de la Francophonie les 4 et 5 octobre à Paris, pas plus …

YAOUNDE, Cameroon, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Cameroon’s 91-year-old president, Paul Biya, is in good health, the government said on Tuesday in a statement, calling widespread reports saying otherwise “pure fantasy.” Biya has not been seen in public since attending a China-Africa forum in Beijing in early September. His failure to …

The Africa Report | Paul Biya, the president of Cameroon, cancelled his attendance at the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) summit, held in France on 4 and 5 October. The decision has raised concerns regarding his health. Initially, Paul Biya had planned to continue his summer of diplomatic engagements, …