Cameroon's 93-year-old President Paul Biya Continues Rule Amidst Extended European Trip

Yaounde, Cameroon. In the Central African country of Cameroon, 93-year-old Paul Biya has been continuously in power since 1982. Last year, he won the election for the eighth time and became president again, as if winning elections is his regular job and the presidency is his permanent appointment. But the current scene is even more interesting—Biya, who went to Europe on June 7 for a 'short private visit,' has not returned home even after two months.

The government says he is in Geneva, Switzerland, and has not been admitted to a hospital. But a question is arising among the citizens of a country with a population of about 30 million: How is the country being run when the president is not in the country, or is the country being run by the president's absence?