Moise Nguidjol, a cadre of the Social Democratic Front, said the party is prepared to contest the 2027 legislative and municipal elections and urged supporters to press against any postponement.
Lucas Philippe, president of INTERPOL, arrived in Yaounde on 18 October 2026 for his first visit to Africa since his election in November 2025. He is due to hold working sessions on cross-border crime and meet Central African police officials.
The self-styled Universal Mediator sent the president a letter on 19 October 2026 calling for urgent adoption of dual nationality, describing the current law as backward.
Traders in Yaounde are rejecting coins that remain legal tender until 1 November 2026, when the Bank of Central African States withdraws the 1958 to 1985 series.
Noah, the party's interim leader, was elected with 96.89 percent of the vote at a congress on 17 October 2026, succeeding Maurice Kamto, who has been named the party's candidate for the next presidential election.
Lieutenant-colonel Parfait Ayissi Nanga, detained on Saturday 17 October 2026, was freed and is due to be presented to the Commissaire du gouvernement, which will decide whether he is charged or can testify in the Martinez Zogo case.
The analyst and journalist Jean De Dieu Ayissi told a television debate that the conflict in the North-West and South-West regions stems from governance, and said foreign forces could arm local fighters.
The Bank of Central African States says coins from five older series will no longer be accepted from 1 November 2026, while the 2006 and 2024 series remain valid. Traders in Yaounde and Douala have been refusing coins that still count.
Emmanuel Simh, a lawyer and MRC member, published an open letter to Pierre Emmanuel Binyam on 18 October 2026, praising his campaign and urging him to return to the party after withdrawing from its presidential race.
The MRC's legal team told a Douala court on 14 October 2026 that Salomon Beas should produce evidence for his allegations that the party paid influencers to damage Samuel Eto'o's reputation.