00:00His absence from Cameroon since the 7th of June has fueled debate over what the opposition is describing as a
00:06power vacuum.
00:08President Paul Beer has now altered his communication strategy regarding his trip away from the country.
00:15Rather than appearing in public and speaking as he has done previously,
00:19Beer is sending a sign that he is still in power by signing presidential decrees.
00:25Several presidential decrees on the 3rd of August promoted five colonels.
00:30It comes after another decree on the 28th of July placed a general into retirement.
00:35Regarding the economic sector, a presidential decree on the 30th of July allowed the Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional
00:42Development
00:42to sign agreements worth billions of francs with the Islamic Development Bank.
00:47Although presidential decrees are a routine activity, they're taking place during a sensitive moment as rumours circulate around the president's
00:55health.
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