By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial Administration has banned the sale of motorbikes without registration plates. The measure aims to combat assaults attributed to gangs using motorbike taxis in Yaoundé and its surroundings, according to RFI.
Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial Administration, Atanga Nji Paul, announced stepped-up operations against crime in the Centre region at a meeting held in Yaoundé on 26 October 2026. He cited femicides, assaults and drug trafficking among the problems identified, according to Alwihda Info.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Alwihda Info ·
Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, has suspended the Cameroon National Salvation Front (FSNC), an opposition party led by Issa Tchiroma Bakary, for three months, according to Vanguard, RFI, StopBlaBlaCam and AGP Gabon. The order, signed on 27 October 2026, bans the party’s activities and cites five grievances, including calls for insurrection and violence linked to the October 2025 presidential election. AGP Gabon reports lawyer Alice Nkom’s criticism of the opposition supporter.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Vanguard ·
The Cameroonian Party for National Reconciliation is asking Cameroon's Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, to reverse the suspension of the Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon. Its national secretary for political affairs denounced the decision in a statement, according to Actu Cameroun.
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Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, brought together administrative authorities in Yaoundé on 26 October 2026 to assess security in the Centre region. The mobilisation comes after the 12 October 2025 presidential election, Journal du Cameroun reports, citing a rise in insecurity.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Journal du Cameroun ·
From his cell, Bibou Nissack files complaint for ‘treason’From his cell, Olivier Bibou Nissack, a leading figure in the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, has filed a complaint for “treason”. The move comes amid an internal conflict pitting several party officials against one another, according to Actu Cameroun.
DR Congo’s 2027 budget allocates 400 billion francs for electionsThe Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 2027 draft budget provides 400 billion Congolese francs to fund elections, according to Prime Minister Judith Suminwa. The National Assembly’s Economic and Financial Committee has 20 days to review the text, whose total allocation stands at 56,930 billion Congolese francs.The week in Africa
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