Fame Ndongo opens preparations for 2027 CAMES summit in Yaounde
The higher education minister chaired the first meeting of the local organising committee for the 44th ordinary session of the CAMES council of ministers, due in 2027.
November 1, 2026
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Yaounde Declaration sets 2030 goal for hosting critical public data locally
African states are urged to keep classified critical or sovereign public data on their own territory by 2030, under a declaration adopted at a digital governance fair in Yaounde.
Cameroon activates Ebola surveillance after Nigeria confirms imported case
The health ministry says Cameroon has no Ebola case and has moved its public health emergency operations centre to alert mode after Nigeria confirmed an imported case on 20 October 2026.
Nsam school stays shut as minister and prefect dispute expulsion account
Classes remained suspended at the bilingual technical high school in Nsam on 22 October 2026, a day after students vandalised the campus following a fatal motorcycle accident. The prefect and students give conflicting accounts of whether a pupil had been expelled over his hairstyle.
Cameroon launches AgriConnect pact to mobilise 1,120bn FCFA for eight value chains
The government launched the World Bank-backed framework in Yaounde on 21 October 2026, targeting 1,120bn FCFA in investment through 2030 and a cut in food imports.
Cameroon health minister convenes emergency meeting after Ebola case in Nigeria
Public Health Minister Malachie Manaouda called a meeting of the strategic health emergencies committee after Nigeria confirmed an imported Ebola case in Abuja.
Police fuel debt reaches 21 billion CFA francs as SCDP halts deliveries
Cameroon's state fuel depot says the police owe 21 billion CFA francs for fuel taken on presidential instruction, and it will not deliver more until the volumes are returned. A special court has sent about 40 people to Kondengui prison over the affair.
Cameroon and UNHCR train police on refugee protection in Yaounde
The training aims to embed refugee law and asylum procedures in the national police curriculum, with discussions under way on training police instructors.
Cameroon Offers New Oil Blocks as It Seeks End to EITI Suspension
Cameroon has put new oil blocks up for licensing while it works to lift its suspension from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. The government has not published the blocks or the terms.
Education minister bans AI tools for nursery and primary pupils
Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa has barred pupils in Cameroon's nursery and primary cycles from using generative artificial intelligence for schoolwork, in a directive dated 14 October 2026.