Authorities in Cameroon strictly prohibit any media discussion of President Paul Biya's health. Reuters indicated that rumors about the 91-year-old's health problems have spread throughout the country in recent days.
The government of Cameroon has banned all discussions about the health of 91-year-old President Paul Biya, according to a letter from the interior ministry to governors.
Earlier this week, authorities issued a statement saying the president was on a private visit to Geneva and in good health, dismissing reports of his illness as “pure fantasy.”
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Debate about the president's health is strictly prohibited
In a letter to regional governors on October 9, Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji stressed that the discussion on the president's health was a matter of national security.
From now on, “any media debate on the president's health is strictly prohibited. Criminals will face the full force of the law,” Nji said.
“Cocoa and oil-producing Cameroon, which has had only two presidents since gaining independence from France and Britain in the early 1960s, could face a chaotic succession crisis should Biya become too ill to remain in office,” he said. or died,” Reuters said.
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