Cameroon's president returns home after more than a month’s absence

Cameroon’s president returned location Monday aft much than a monthlong lack that sparked rumors and speculation astir the 91-year-old politician’s health.

Rumors astir Paul Biya’s mediocre wellness and imaginable decease became truthful wide during his lack that the authorities issued statements that helium was bully wellness earlier banning immoderate further nationalist treatment connected the topic.

Biya’s chartered airplane arrived precocious Monday day from Geneva astatine Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport.

"Today the president is connected his mode and this volition enactment an extremity to each the speculation," a Cameroonian quality presenter said.

Biya’s televised accomplishment showed him greeting officials, though helium did not marque a nationalist address.

Instead, Biya and his woman Chantal got into a car and were driven the 22-kilometer (14-mile) agelong to the statesmanlike palace. The way was lined with supporters, galore wearing outfits adorned with his representation and carrying banners welcoming his return.

Fru Jonathan, a subordinate Biya's ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement Party, called media reports that civilians were either hired oregon intimidated to crook retired en masse to invited Biya unfounded.

Billboards on the way besides bore messages welcoming the president’s instrumentality and wishing him well. "Welcome home, Mr. President of the Republic," 1 billboard said, according to Agence France Presse.

Earlier this month, Cameroon issued a connection that the president would instrumentality to Cameroon wrong days. During his lack from nationalist life, the president missed the United Nations General Assembly successful New York and a acme for French-speaking nations successful Paris.

Some accusation for this study came from Reuters and Agence France-Presse.