The visit, his first to Yaounde since March 2003, includes talks with President Paul Biya and a stop at the Edimar Princess Grace centre. Monaco and Cameroon have no legal framework governing cooperation, according to a foreign ministry note.
Foreign Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella represented President Paul Biya at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, the government's first account of Cameroon's attendance confirms. The brief of 29 October 2026 recorded a mixed turnout of African heads of state at the opening.
The French government says Moscow has interfered in Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo, two days before a summit on Africa and Russia. The accusation names no evidence and no response from Yaounde has been reported.
Felix Mbayu told the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights that Cameroon is seeking answers that balance rights protection with security needs, and said the government will defend its single report at the next public session.
Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji told the UNHCR executive committee that host countries should not carry refugee protection alone and called for more international funding.
Sylvain Riquier met port authority officials in Douala on 21 October 2026 to discuss investment and the planned extension of the port toward Manoka island.
Lucas Philippe was received at the Unity Palace by Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh on 19 October 2026, a day after arriving for a visit that ends on 21 October 2026.
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, secretary general of the presidency, met Interpol president Lucas Philippe in Yaounde on 19 October 2026 to discuss police cooperation on cross-border crime.
The Cameroonian president sent a telegram to Senegal's president on 9 October, five days after the death of the Senegalese writer and former minister.