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

Paul Biya, the president of Cameroon, turned 93 in February 2026.
Paul Biya, the president of Cameroon, turned 93 in February 2026. AP - Sunday Alamba

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.

Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, landed in the Cameroonian capital Yaoundé on Thursday after travelling from Geneva, where he had been staying since 7 June on what the presidency described as a “short private stay”.

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