Cameroon plans CFA1.12 trillion farm investment to cut food imports 28% by 2030
Developing. The plan sets a target of reducing food imports by 28% by 2030 through CFA1.12 trillion in agricultural investment.
November 1, 2026
Youth Minister Mounouna Foutsou closes Youth Connekt caravan in Bafoussam
Developing. The minister of youth and civic education presided over the closing ceremony for the West and North-West hub, installed two regional chambers and named regional ambassadors. The best projects go to the national finals in Yaounde from 9 to 13 November 2026.
[UPDATE]: Cameroon Sets 600 Billion FCFA for Domestic Debt as Nachtigal Bills Near 200 Billion
Developing. The 2027 budget carries 600 billion FCFA for domestic debt, with a separate power bill of nearly 200 billion FCFA for Nachtigal and the state's share still undefined.
Cameroon minister bans sale of unregistered motorcycles
Paul Atanga Nji said shops selling motorcycles without plates will be closed and owners prosecuted, at a meeting in Yaounde on 26 October 2026. No decree, penalty or start date has been published.
Health Minister Manaouda says nuclear medicine will soon be available in Douala
The public health minister said Douala will soon offer nuclear medicine and that Cameroon aims to become a destination for medical tourism. He gave no date, budget or host facility.
Jailed MRC activist Bibou Nissack files treason complaint against Henry Djoko
Bibou Nissack, detained at Kondengui central prison in Yaounde, has asked the MRC's national mediation and arbitration committee to expel a party member in Strasbourg for treason.
Cameroon civil service ministry denies fake recruitment of 31,000 youths
The Ministry of the Public Service and Administrative Reform says a notice circulating on social media announcing the recruitment of 31,000 young people is false and that no such competition has been launched.
BEAC opens exchange of old coins from 2 November 2026
The Bank of Central African States will exchange five old coin series at their face value from 2 November 2026, with daily limits for individuals and unlimited exchange for businesses.
SDF Littoral communications official Alex Nguepi resigns from party
Alex Nguepi, the Social Democratic Front's regional communications official for the Littoral region, has announced he is leaving the party. The SDF has not said whether it accepted the resignation.
Bamenda archbishop Nkea says peace cannot be bought and urges nations to protect it
Archbishop Andrew Nkea, president of Cameroon's national bishops' conference, said in a Vatican News interview that peace has no price and called on peaceful countries to guard it. He is preparing a book on Pope Leo XIV's teaching on peace.