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 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three-month suspension of Issa Tchiroma's party, while the FSNC calls the decree a "non-event" and says it had already withdrawn from elections.
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.
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.
The World Bank puts per capita growth at 0.6% against 3.2% for the economy as a whole, and says income per head remains about 20% below its mid-1980s level.
The politician said on Canal 2 that the rule requiring short hair should be examined for its consequences, after two students died at Lycee technique de Nsam. A communicant for the CPDM said the deaths were not linked to hair.
Abdouraman Hamadou Babba, who describes himself as a citizen in the movement "A qui Ca Suffit Vraiment Comme Ca !", published ten changes he links to an opposition win in the legislative and municipal elections.
The anti-corruption commission says most of the bodies it asked for contributions to its report did not reply, while a newspaper argues the commission has struggled to curb corruption.
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.