By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actu Cameroun
Cameroon reflects on ten years of armed violence in the North-West and South-West regions, triggered by professional and political grievances. The presentation highlights the resilience of Cameroon’s security arrangements, without announcing any new decision or measure.
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A new platform, the People’s Consultative Conference, aims to bring together residents of Cameroon’s anglophone North-West and South-West regions to develop ways of resolving the conflict. Consultations with communities and the diaspora will precede an in-person conference planned for the first quarter of 2027, according to the organisers.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Cameroonnewsagency ·
Nigeria’s Court of Appeal dismissed Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura’s appeal and upheld the annulment of the APC primary for the Zamfara North senatorial seat. The ruling requires a new internal election after the court found that party rules had not been followed, according to Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi’s lawyer, quoted by Vanguard.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Vanguard ·
At 33, Cameroon international striker Ajara Nchout Njoya has signed for Lékié FF, a club in the Cameroonian women's football league. This return to Cameroon marks a new stage in her career, reports Actu Cameroun.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Actu Cameroun ·
A Cameroonian court is due to deliver its ruling on 26 October in expedited proceedings in the case between the Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon and Salomon Beas. Actu Cameroun presents the decision as a first step in the legal and media dispute.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Actu Cameroun ·
Cameroon reinforces Kotserehe after deadly Boko Haram attackCameroon’s army has announced reinforcements in Kotserehe, in the Far North, after a Boko Haram attack killed two people, including the village chief, and destroyed nearly 30 homes. The decision was made during a military visit on 20 October 2026, according to local authorities cited by Mimimefoinfos.
Obiang appoints Atalia Baha Ondo to Equatorial Guinea vice-president’s officeEquatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has appointed Atalia Modesta Baha Ondo director-general of the office of the vice-president in charge of Defence and State Security. The decree appointing her was signed in Malabo on 20 October 2026, media outlet Realequatorialguinea reports.The week in Africa
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