The mystery of the missing president

失踪总统之谜

Today in Focus

2026-08-05

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Cameroon’s 93-year-old president has not been seen for many weeks. The Guardian’s Eromo Egbejule and Giovanni Wanneh tell Annie Kelly how the country is managing without its leader, and why Cameroonians still have hope for the next chapter. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • Today, Cameroon's missing president.

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  • left the country for what his office said was a brief private stay in Europe.

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  • Beer is notorious for jetting off.

  • He often spends months ruling remotely, often from the luxury of Geneva's Intercontinental Hotel,

  • where he takes over an entire floor.

  • But this time is different.

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