Biya Reshuffles 4 of 5 Military Regions During 2-Month Absence
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Updated · Daba Finance · Aug 11
Biya Reshuffles 4 of 5 Military Regions During 2-Month Absence
3 articles · Updated · Daba Finance · Aug 11
Summary
Three decrees signed on Aug. 3 replaced commanders in four of Cameroon’s five joint military regions and promoted Presidential Guard chief Beko’o Abongo Raymond Jean Charles to brigadier general.
The overhaul also put Brigadier General Mezui Zo’o Elie Romance atop the Rapid Intervention Brigade and named Major General Ebaka Hippolyte deputy chief of defence staff, extending changes across infantry brigades and military schools.
Biya, 93, has been out of Cameroon since June 7 on what his office called a private stay in Europe, and the military moves underscore that he is still exercising core presidential powers from abroad.
The reshuffle lands as criticism of his prolonged absence grows, with the government insisting he is alive, has not resigned and will return, but giving no date.
The changes sharpen attention on succession because parliament restored the vice presidency in April but Biya has not filled the post or formed the new government promised after his 2025 re-election.