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Cameroon Bans Media Coverage Regarding President Biya’s Health

5 months agoSat, 12 Oct 2024 04:49:39 GMT
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Cameroon Bans Media Coverage Regarding President Biya’s Health

The Cameroonian government has banned media discussions regarding President Paul Biya’s health amid rumours of his death.

Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji said that such discussions disturb public tranquillity and warned that violators would face legal consequences.

Biya, 91, who has been in power for more than 40 years, has not been seen publicly since September 8, when he attended a China-Africa forum in Beijing, although officials claim he is in good health and currently in Geneva.

Nji said that the president’s health is a matter of national security and urged governors to monitor compliance among media outlets.

Journalists have criticized the ban as an infringement on press freedom, expressing concern for their safety in a country where media professionals are often targeted.

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The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Cameroonian government to stop threatening media personnel and suggested that a public appearance by Biya could dispel rumours. Angela Quintal, head of CPJ’s Africa Programme, said:

The health of the president, who has been in power for 41 years and may seek re-election next year, is of public interest. Any misguided attempt to censor reporting about his health for national security reasons simply fuels rampant speculation.

The Cameroonian government should simply put the rumours to rest by arranging a public appearance by the head of state.

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25 Comments

vets · 5 months ago
these African idi.ots will do anything to die in power thanks their military and Russian and Chinese backing
Zero rated. · 5 months ago
ifayi mupere plizz .abeg.
Zero rated. · 5 months ago
African dictators so.. the president's health is of national interest . kwete of national security.
Si**** · 5 months ago
Zanu shamwari yenyuka iyo 2091 ndinenge ndichipo
Anonymous · 5 months ago
May he rest in eternal peices
Ding Dong · 5 months ago
VA Moses vakaita makore mangani vachitungamirira vanhu musango
Chibaba · 5 months ago
Kana kuno kuZimbabwe zviriko futi our presidents wants to die in office no one will leave power willingly.
Red Cloud · 5 months ago
as always dictators die lonely held at ransom by trappings of power rest in hell Paul Biya
Ctrl Alt Del · 5 months ago
Another **** hole country 91yrs still clinging on power Africa will never amount to anything as long as we have these fossils as leaders
🤔 · 5 months ago
⚰️⚰️⚰️
Alby. · 5 months ago
Afrika yakatukwa shuwa uuuuum
Alby. · 5 months ago
ngavamupe another term of hofisi atonge
Mike · 5 months ago
Huh akafa uyo.. if not ngaazviratidze pa public
🔥🔥 · 5 months ago
Biya wacho ngaaende pa public ,chero kuita official bohole official opening vanhu vaone kuti Ari bhoo
African Observer · 5 months ago
seeking for reelection @91????guys hakuna chinhu chakadhakwa than kutongwa nemunhu avekuzvi murmira apo neapo due to loosening of sphincter muscles as a result of aging which is natural. apo ma British anenge achngot Zimbabwe Zimbabwe kunge ndyo yega inema despots.
mugo · 5 months ago
kkkk 90 years munhu achirikutonga
anonymous · 5 months ago
mugabe lite.... 40 years in power and he's 91
Erudite · 5 months ago
@anonymous, it's taboo in our culture to mention names of a departed person. Please desist from mentioning Mugabe. MHDSRIP........Erudite out
anonymous · 5 months ago
whose culture?.might be a taboo in your culture but certainly isn't in my culture
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Erudite · 5 months ago
Can you at least make grammatical sense when trying to copy the Great one....You dilute my brand you unkempt rapscallion... Erudite out
Zero rated. · 5 months ago
**** Erudite ... in one moment yu don't believe in witchcraft .then the next you fear and overrespect dead people .. shame
Zero rated. · 5 months ago
it's g.o to h.ell

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