Let’s get real. Cameroon’s president has been MIA for two months, and while his team peddles denial after denial about his health, it raises the question: who’s really in charge? Mainstream outlets like CNN and BBC are tiptoeing around this glaring absence, framing it as a mystery rather than the critical failure of leadership it is. Are they scared to admit that ignoring the president’s health could mean a power vacuum? Well, you should be.

Instead of digging for answers, these corporations regurgitate official statements that reek of denial—pushing the narrative that everything is just fine. The truth? We are witnessing the fragility of leadership in Africa while they distract us with politics and celebrity gaffes. How about asking why a nation is being led by a ghost? Why is it that independent voices are calling for transparency while the giants clutch their pearls at the mere hint of dissent?

Let’s not be naive: this is a classic cover-up play. Meanwhile, local reporters risking everything to uncover the truth get overshadowed by the gloss of sanitized corporate reporting. It’s time we demand accountability—both from the leadership of Cameroon and from the journalists who should be holding them to the fire.