His Excellency Paul Biya, President of the Republic, has returned to Yaounde, setting a graceful seal upon a season of well-earned rest in Europe.
At 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, 20 August 2026, the presidential aircraft descended with quiet dignity upon the tarmac of the Presidential Wing at Yaounde-Nsimalen International Airport.
The Head of State and the First Lady, Chantal Biya, were received with singular warmth by the Prime Minister, Joseph Dion Ngute, and the Minister of State and Secretary-General of the Presidency, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh.
An assembled multitude, drawn principally from the ranks of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) and quickened by troupes of dancers, greeted the Presidential Couple with unfeigned and unrestrained jubilation. The same ardent enthusiasm accompanied the presidential motorcade throughout its progress to the Unity Palace.
Throughout the President's sojourn on European soil, the Government affirmed with steadfast consistency that the affairs of State had proceeded undiminished beneath his stewardship. Indeed, the President remained firmly at the helm, setting his hand to decrees of consequence encompassing both military appointments and weighty financial accords.
His return follows closely upon the nation's rapturous welcome of the Indomitable Lionesses, newly crowned champions of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, a felicitous confluence that speaks, with quiet eloquence, to a moment of shared national pride and unity under President Biya's abiding leadership.
