Paul Biya’s Swiss clinic stay fuels fresh questions over Cameroon succession
Cameroon’s president has been treated at a private clinic in Geneva after falling ill during national day celebrations. But urgent political business – including a possible vice-presidency for his son – has followed him to Switzerland.
The Africa ReportPar Jeune Afriquevendredi 19 juin 2026 à 08:12
This article was updated on 17 June to include the response from the Cameroonian president’s civil cabinet. President Paul Biya left Cameroon in the middle of the day on Sunday 7 June, accompanied by his wife, Chantal Biya, Vice-Admiral Joseph Fouda and the director of the president’s civil cabinet, Samuel Mvondo Ayolo.
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