Paul Biya's health: Cameroon insists president is well despite month-long absence

Paul Biya, 91, has not been seen in public for weeks, stoking speculation about his health.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsUS ElectionSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifyUS ElectionElection pollsKamala HarrisDonald TrumpJD VanceTim WalzSportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsUS ElectionSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersCameroon insists president is well despite long absenceGetty ImagesPresident Paul Biya has long been criticised for the amount of time he spends away from the countryCameroon's president is in "excellent" health, senior officials have insisted after a long public absence stoked widespread speculation about the 91-year-old leader's condition.

President Paul Biya has not been seen in public since 8 September, when he attended a China-Africa forum in Beijing.

He has since missed events he was scheduled to be at, such as the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

But in a statement, the head of Cameroon's civil cabinet said Biya was well and condemned the "mischievous individuals" speculating about the president's health and "eventual death".

The statement came after days of opposition parties and civil society groups calling for information on Biya's health and exact whereabouts.

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