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Cameroon citizens want proof their 91-year-old president is alive

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Cameroon's President Paul Biya appears at a press conference at The Presidential Palace in Yaounde, Cameroon, July 26, 2022. [File, VOA]

Cameroon government officials said the central African state's 91-year-old president, Paul Biya, is in good health, contrary to information circulating on social and mainstream media.

Biya has not been seen in public since his official visit to China more than 1 month ago. Citizens say they want proof that their longtime leader is well.

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