# Cameroon waits for Biya to name his team

> President Paul Biya has been home for two months but has not reshuffled his government or filled the newly restored vice presidency, fuelling speculation about succession and economic uncertainty.
- Title: Cameroon waits for Biya to name his team · Al Jazeera
- Summary: President Paul Biya has been home for two months but has not reshuffled his government or filled the newly restored vice presidency, fuelling speculation…
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- Source: Al Jazeera — https://aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/cameroonians-await-government-reshuffle-after-biyas-return?traffic_source=rss
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## Biya returns after 10 weeks abroad
President Paul Biya, ninety three, returned to Cameroon on August twenty after spending about ten weeks abroad. His prolonged absence fuelled speculation about his health and unverified claims that he had died.
## Government reshuffle expected but delayed
Biya's return raised expectations of a government reshuffle, but no new government had been appointed by October six.
## Vice presidency restored but unfilled
Cameroon restored the vice presidency through a constitutional amendment in April. Under Law No. two thousand twenty six slash zero zero two, promulgated on April fourteen, the president may appoint and dismiss a vice president.
## Vice president would handle succession
The amendment provides for the vice president to assume the presidency on an interim basis if the office becomes vacant because of the president's death, resignation or permanent incapacity.
## Disputed decree adds to confusion
In June, an individual delivered a sealed envelope to Cameroon Radio Television containing a purported presidential decree appointing a vice president.
## Opposition leader warns of succession crisis
Cabral Libii, leader of the Cameroon Party for National Reconciliation, argued that appointing a vice president matters beyond filling a vacant post.A vice president could help mitigate succession struggles that are currently paralysing collective action.

> A vice president of this calibre could help to mitigate the succession struggles that are currently paralysing collective action.
## Uncertainty threatens investor confidence
Jason Healy, a sub Saharan Africa country risk analyst at BMI, part of Fitch Solutions, said uncertainty over political leadership could weigh on investor confidence.
## Government defends president's timing
Communication Minister Rene Emmanuel Sadi said the president had the authority to form a new government and determine when to do so.

> It is surely quite normal for him to take his time when entrusting such a high office to one of his fellow citizens.
## Cameroonians await news that may not come
Elvis Mbi tunes in to the state broadcaster's flagship radio bulletin every weekday at five pm, hoping to hear an announcement of government changes. No announcement has come, leaving him disheartened and uncertain.

> No one knows anything any more. It is so disheartening when I tune in each time but don't get the big news.
## Key takeaway

Cameroon's President Paul Biya has delayed appointing a new government and vice president since returning from abroad in August, raising concerns about succession and investor confidence.