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
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[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 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.
Cameroon releases three 2020 post-election detainees after six years
Three men arrested in September 2020 ahead of a banned opposition march were freed on 30 October 2026, six years to the day after a military judge ordered them held. They still face a Supreme Court hearing in November 2026.
Prince Albert II of Monaco begins 48-hour state visit to Cameroon
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.
Cameroon plans 600 billion FCFA in 2027 budget to clear domestic debt
Finance Minister Louis Paul Motaze told a cabinet meeting on 27 October 2026 that the government has set aside 600 billion FCFA to settle domestic debt in 2027, a figure that still needs presidential arbitration before the finance bill reaches Parliament.
Cameroon sends foreign minister Mbella Mbella to Russia-Africa summit in Biya’s place
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.
Opposition parties question timing of FSNC suspension as minister cites legal violations
The UDC, Manidem and PCRN have criticised the three-month suspension of Issa Tchiroma's party, while the FSNC calls the decree a "non-event" and says it had already withdrawn from elections.
Heritage Party leader Ntimbane Bomo urges Cameroonians to ignore media debates and focus on the vote count
Christian Ntimbane Bomo, executive president of the Heritage Party, published a column telling citizens to disregard revelations and polemics about senior officials and to concentrate on the truth of the ballot box.
France accuses Russia of interference in Cameroon and Congo before summit
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.