Speculation is swirling that President Paul Biya has suffered a massive stroke and is gravely ill in a private clinic in Geneva, Switzerland. A Belgian brain surgeon recruited by the Biya family is believed to have flown to Geneva to treat the 93-year-old dictator; a well-placed source has hinted Cameroon Intelligence Report. Africa’s most unpredictable […]
Italian defender Franco Baresi, the captain of AC Milan in the 1980s and 1990s when they won three European Cups and six Italian league titles, has died at the age of 66, the club announced on Friday. “Milan is in tears following the passing of Franco Baresi. His example and integrity will be forever etched […]
A record 53-day absence by the world’s oldest head of state has renewed speculation in his native Cameroon about whether he is dead or alive, even though discussing his health is illegal in the country. On 7 June, 93-year-old Paul Biya left for Switzerland for what officials described as a “brief private stay” alongside his […]
There are moments in history when a single act of generosity quietly shapes the future in ways that few could have imagined. Such acts often transcend politics, nationality including personal interest and it becomes enduring symbols of human solidarity. One such moment occurred when Governor Peter Obi of Nigeria extended a helping hand to the […]
More than 50 days into President Paul Biya’s latest stay in Switzerland, Cameroon has once again found itself confronting familiar questions about presidential absence, succession and the future of governance. Yet if this prolonged absence has exposed the vulnerabilities of an aging political system, it has also revealed an equally uncomfortable truth: the Cameroonian opposition […]
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