Bibou Nissack, detained at Kondengui central prison in Yaounde, has asked the MRC's national mediation and arbitration committee to expel a party member in Strasbourg for treason.
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.
The Mora council tore down shops at the town's historic market before dawn on 28 October 2026, residents said. Mamadou Mota, who presents himself as a local elite, called the demolition a betrayal and asked the prefect to act.
The new MRC president signed a declaration on 28 October 2026 saying Cameroon is near collapse and calling on the African Union, the UN and Western partners to act together.
Maurice Kamto said he was deeply touched by a letter from MRC activists detained at Kondengui central prison in Yaounde, in which they thanked him for his years leading the party.
The political analyst told Canal 2 International that people in the ruling party say the MRC leader will never win the presidency, remarks that put the ruling party's view of its main opponent on the record.
A regional federation president of the MRC says Maurice Kamto has not left the party and that it will formalise his candidacy for the 2032 presidential election.
Joseph Espoir Biyong's open letter credits Pierre Emmanuel Binyam with protecting the party by quitting the presidential race, while the MRC's new leader and the legal challenges to the 17 October 2026 convention remain in place.
The ruling party is preparing celebrations of the National Renewal anniversary while an opposition figure criticises a circular that puts youth and women at the centre of its message.
Lawyer Michele Ndoki says the empty vice-presidency could be filled by a decree revealed only when the presidency falls vacant, a scenario she calls a coup d'etat. The presidency has not responded.