# Cameroon president returns home after 10-week absence

https://mins.news/en/item/27568

- Reuters, 2026-08-20 17:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/cameroon-president-returns-home-after-10-week-absence-2026-08-20/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a873627c69d29000181b1b4

> Cameroon President Paul Biya returned home on Thursday after the longest recorded stay abroad since he took power more than four decades ago, ending months of speculation about his health and whereabouts.

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