Cameroon’s Biya, unseen for 58 days, reshuffles military leadership

Cameroon's President Paul Biya has reshuffled senior military staff, promoting the head of the Presidential Guard ​to a brigadier general from colonel and replacing commanders ‌in four of the country's five joint military regions, according to three separate presidential decrees.

The appointments included a new commander of the Rapid Intervention Brigade, ‌the ⁠promotion of Major General Ebaka Hippolyte to Major General of the Armed Forces General Staff as well as several colonels to the rank of brigadier general, and changes to ​motorised infantry ​brigades.

Cameroon's ruling party ⁠called a rare meeting of senior leaders last month as criticism mounted over the continued ​absence of Biya.