{
  "id": 2340970,
  "title": "President Paul Biya back in Cameroon after 73 days away",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/president-paul-biya-back-in-cameroon-after-73-days-away",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T07:17:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/president-paul-biya-back-in-cameroon-after-73-days-away/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Paul Biya returned to Cameroon on Thursday after 73 days abroad, AFP journalists noted, an unusually long absence that has fuelled speculation about the 93-year-old’s health. The world’s oldest serving head of state and Cameroon’s leader since 1982, Biya landed at around 1600 GMT from Geneva, where he had been staying since June 7 […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Paul Biya, Cameroon’s undefeated ruler for 44 years, returns after long absence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/paul-biya-cameroons-undefeated-ruler-for-44-years-returns-after-long",
        "published": "2026-08-20T20:11:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Cameroon’s President Biya returns home after months-long absence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/cameroons-president-biya-returns-home-after-months-long-absence",
        "published": "2026-08-20T21:28:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "President Paul Biya back in Cameroon after 73 days away",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/president-paul-biya-back-in-cameroon-after-73-days-away",
        "published": "2026-08-20T22:02:33.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}