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And in fact, despite frequent absences from the Cameroonian capital �۲��dzܲԻ�é - usually retreating either to his home village in the forested south or to his preferred international base, Geneva’s Intercontinental Hotel - Biya has continued to take the key sensitive political and strategic decisions.

But that will require a shrewd reading of popular sentiment, especially among youth and the middle-class in big cities such as �۲��dzܲԻ�é and Douala.

Cameroon's elite military force marches in the country's 52nd Unity Day parade in the capital, Yaounde.

"I woke up hearing message notifications of my colleagues telling me that there had been a disaster in Morocco," Ms Makuate tells the BBC from her base in the Cameroonian capital, �۲��dzܲԻ�é.

The symbolic first jab was given to a baby girl named Daniella at a health facility near �۲��dzܲԻ�é on Monday.