00:00Cameroon's president Paul Biya has returned to the country after a two-and-a-half-month absence.
00:0793-year-old Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state, left for Geneva in June for what his office
00:14called a short private stay.
00:17But weeks into the trip, his extended absence dominated newspaper headlines and raised questions about continuity in government and the
00:26exercise of presidential powers.
00:28Amid mounting rumours about his health, an opposition lawmaker asked the Constitutional Council to declare the presidency vacant.
00:38In an apparent effort to reassure the country, Biya signed a number of presidential decrees and official social media accounts
00:46continued to post messages in his name.
00:48With no vice president in place, the debate over succession and institutional continuity is unlikely to die down, despite his
00:58return.
