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

Cameroon Biya - (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Cameroon President Paul Biya on Thursday reached two months since the last time he was inside the borders of his country, a prolonged absence that has raised concerns for his health and criticisms about a possible power vacuum in the Central African nation.

The world’s oldest president, who has led Cameroon since 1982, began his eighth term in office after winning a widely disputed election in November. But the 93-year-old left the country on June 9 for what Biya's office described as “a brief private stay in Europe” that has become one of his longest trips overseas.

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