A circular from Jean Nkuete, secretary general of the RDPC central committee, dated 20 October 2026, orders party sections to mark Paul Biya's 44 years in power on 6 November 2026 and ties the anniversary to preparation for legislative and municipal elections.
The minister and Lebialem CPDM delegation head told supporters in Wabane on 17 October 2026 to back President Paul Biya and the party, a gathering that drew a dispute involving traditional rulers.
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.
President Paul Biya's circular for the 2027 budget asks the government to refund VAT credits to companies within the legal deadlines. The 2027-2029 economic and budget programming document keeps the refund envelope at 84 billion XAF, the same as 2026.
President Paul Biya signed a decree on 16 October 2026 making Remy Nama president of the Constitutional Council, succeeding Clement Atangana, who died on 4 October 2026. A second decree the same day named Abdoullaye Daouda to a vacant seat.
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.
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, secretary general of the presidency, met Interpol president Lucas Philippe in Yaounde on 19 October 2026 to discuss police cooperation on cross-border crime.
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.
Lawyers in Cameroon's two Anglophone regions marched in 2016 against the use of French in common law courts. Ten years on, the government says it has responded, while the lawyers' original demands remain only partly implemented.
Six months after a constitutional revision created the vice-presidency, President Paul Biya has made no appointment. Politicians and commentators are arguing over what the vacancy means.