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Cameroon president returns home after months-long stay abroad

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has returned to the country after a months-long stay abroad, according to NTV Kenya. The development ends an extended absence that had drawn renewed public attention to the veteran leader’s travel patterns and the questions such absences routinely raise about his age and health. A decades-long tenure Biya, who has been […]

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Cameroon’s Biya Reshuffles Military Command During Extended Absence Abroad

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has reshuffled senior military commanders while on an extended private stay in Europe, according to reporting carried by AllAfrica. The changes, contained in three decrees signed on 3 August and later read out on state radio, replaced commanders in four of Cameroon’s five joint military regions and elevated the head of

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Cameroon: concern grows over President Biya’s 58-day public absence

Concern is mounting in Cameroon over President Paul Biya’s prolonged absence from public view, with the 92-year-old head of state now out of the spotlight for 58 days, according to Africanews. The silence has stirred unease in a country long accustomed to the opacity surrounding its longest-serving leader. Biya, who took office in 1982, is

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Cameroon President’s Extended Absence Reignites Debate Over Government Inaction

The prolonged absence of Cameroon’s President Paul Biya from the country has once again cast a spotlight on governance in the Central African nation, with critics accusing the government of inertia during lengthy periods when the head of state is abroad. According to FRANCE 24, the 91-year-old leader has been in Switzerland since early June,

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Gabon’s Public Debt Climbs 23% as Government Turns to Regional Markets

Gabon’s outstanding public debt expanded by 23% year-on-year to reach 8,780.3 billion FCFA at the end of December 2025, according to figures reported by Daba Finance. The sharp increase reflects a deliberate shift in the country’s borrowing strategy, with the government increasingly turning to regional financial markets rather than relying on traditional external lenders. A

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Rare Ebola Strain Tests Central and East Africa’s Health Systems

A rare strain of the Ebola virus is continuing to spread across parts of Central and East Africa, placing local public health systems under significant strain and drawing renewed attention to the state of global health security. The outbreak, which has persisted for several months, is testing the capacity of national authorities to contain a

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