Cameroon's 93-year-old President Paul Biya returns after months-long stay abroad

President Paul Biya returned to Cameroon on Thursday after a 73-day absence that fuelled speculation about the 93-year-old's health – and who is really running the country. The world's oldest serving head of state, Biya landed in Yaoundé at around 1600 GMT from Geneva, where he had been staying since June 7 on what his office called "a short private stay". Cameroonian media had reported that Biya, leader since 1982, had been in the Swiss city with family members and close aides. Watch moreLeo and 'the tyrants': Does new pope's defiant message resonate? After more than two months away, the president left the airport alongside first lady Chantal Biya, waving from a car on its way to the presidential palace. Dozens of ruling party supporters gathered at the airport to welcome him home, some wearing clothes bearing Biya's image. Biya's health has long been the subject of rumours, often linked to his frequent stays in Geneva. On June 18, Communication Minister René Emmanuel Sadi denied reports that Biya had been hospitalised at a Geneva clinic. To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to b...