Cameroon bans any talk about 91-year-old President Biya’s healthCameroon has outlawed any discussion about the health of 91-year-old President Paul Biya, a letter shared by the interior ministry said, after Biya’s prolonged absence fuelled widespread speculation he was unwell. In the letter to regional governors dated Oct. 9, Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji said discussing the president’s health was a matter of national security. From now on, “any debate in the media about the president’s condition is therefore strictly prohibited. He ordered the governors to set up units to monitor broadcasts on private media channels, as well as social networks. His failure to appear as scheduled at a summit in France last weekend further stoked public discussion about his health.

Source: Daily Nation October 11, 2024 14:02 UTC