After an unexpected coup 3 years agone successful neighbouring Gabon, which toppled the Bongo dynasty sending shockwaves crossed the continent, Cameroon instantly reshuffled its subject leadership.
Then, portion moving for a arguable eighth word successful powerfulness astatine past year's statesmanlike election, Biya reshuffled the apical brass of the army.
Again successful June this year, helium promoted respective members of the defence and information forces to higher ranks.
The circumstances nether which the latest changes were made person sparked debate, particularly among societal media users.
Biya made the appointments successful abstracted decrees connected Monday from the Swiss metropolis of Geneva, wherever helium has been staying since leaving Cameroon connected 7 June for what his squad described arsenic a "brief backstage stay".
Many successful Cameroon person criticised the deficiency of accusation astir his activities and the uncertainty surrounding the duration of his overseas trip.
After past year's election, helium promised to sanction a caller cabinet, but has yet to bash so. A new station of vice-president that was created this April remains unfilled.
During his astir 60-day play overseas truthful far, helium has signed respective different decrees, including immoderate authorising his authorities to motion indebtedness agreements with planetary fiscal institutions.
His lack sparked further speculation astir his health, but the authorities has continually debunked reports that the caput of authorities has been successful hospital.
Press state groups were outraged erstwhile it was announced 2 years agone that the media successful Cameroon were banned from reporting connected Biya's health.
Cameroon's Communication Minister René Emmanuel Sadi has said the president is live and volition beryllium returning to the state soon, during an interrogation with French-language broadcaster RFI.
He besides dismissed allegations by the absorption that the nonagenarian leader's lack amounted to a vacancy astatine the helm of the state, saying Biya continues to enactment from Geneva.
But President Biya's continuing lack means Cameroon has a "glaring organization vacuum", says the absorption CRM party's vice-president, Mamadou Mota.
"A state cannot beryllium governed by distant power portion captious socioeconomic challenges spell unaddressed," helium said past week.
Additional reporting by Natasha Booty
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