Cameroon's finance minister left Cameroon early on Thursday. According to the information of our colleagues, he was evacuated to Switzerland as a result of complications of COVID-19. He had previously been hospitalized at Yaoundé Central Hospital and placed on respiratory assistance. He should have left last Tuesday, but due to reasons not made public, the evacuation was delayed.
A first evacuation, authorized by Paul Biya, of whom he is the nephew, had been envisaged on September 7, but it was then rescheduled, "informs our colleague.
