Cameroun: government addresses paul biya’s extended absence, dispelling power vacuum rumors
Le président camerounais Paul Biya observe le pape Léon XIV (hors champ) prononcer un discours au palais présidentiel de Yaoundé, lors du troisième jour d'un voyage apostolique de 11 jours en Afrique, le 15 avril 2026.

The Cameroonian government has finally addressed the prolonged absence of President Paul Biya, who has been out of the country for 56 days. René Emmanuel Sadi, the Minister of Communication and government spokesperson, has confirmed that President Biya’s return to Cameroun is imminent. He categorically dismissed claims suggesting the president is ill and hospitalized in a Geneva clinic, refuting such information as baseless speculation. Minister Sadi also firmly rejected the opposition’s narrative regarding a purported power vacuum in the nation, asserting that no such situation exists.