President Paul Biya has returned to Cameroon after a 73-day absence.
President Paul Biya has returned to Cameroon after a 73-day absence.
Biya landed in Yaounde at around 16:00 GMT on Thursday from Geneva, where he had been staying since June 7 on what his office called "a short private stay."
Cameronian media had reported that Biya had been in the Swiss city with family members and close aides.
After more than two months away, the president left the airport alongside First Lady Chantal Biya, waving from a car on its way to the presidential palace.
Government denied power vacuum existed during Biya's absence
Dozens of ruling party supporters gathered at the airport to welcome him home, some wearing clothes bearing Biya's image.
On June 18, Communication Minister Rene Emmanuel Sadi denied reports that Biya, 93, had been hospitalised at a Geneva clinic.
James Fame Ndongo, a senior ruling party figure and higher education minister, dismissed claims of a power vacuum last month, insisting the president continued to oversee state affairs.
President Biya has been in power for nearly 44 years, securing an eighth term in Cameroon's October 2025 elections.
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