Cameroon: President Paul Biya criticised for weeks-long trip to Geneva


Cameroon’s president Paul Biya has been in Switzerland for several weeks now. According to an official statement, he left ๐จn 7th June for a โ€˜short, private stayโ€™ with his wife.


Heโ€™s made a series of trips to Geneva ov๐žr the years. At the age of 93, Biya is the worldโ€™s oldest head of state, and has been in power for more than 40 years.

His health has been the subject of specu๐ฅation, with the Cameroonian government insisting that Biya is well. Responding to news articles in June, Cameroonโ€™s communication minister denied that the president had been hospitalised in Geneva.

Oppositionย figureย Mamadouย Motaย meanwhileย hasย describedย Biyaโ€™sย absenceย asย aย โ€˜glaringย institutionalย vacuumโ€™.

The president of the Cameroon Democratic Union (UDC), Patricia Tomaino Ndam Njoya, has urged the government to set ๐ฎp “an impartial procedure for determining the temporary or permanent incapacity” of the head of state.

Itโ€™s not the first time such accusations have been made. In late 2024, Biya faced criticism for his 50-day absence from the country.


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