By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Camer.be
The Patriotic Movement for the Salvation of Cameroon (MPSC), led by Aboubakar Siddiki, denounces the suspension of the National Salvation Front of Cameroon (FSNC) and calls it a denial of democracy. The movement says the three-month measure could lead to five years of political exclusion, according to Camer.be.
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.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Actu Cameroun ·
The Cameroon Renaissance Movement is asking the competent institutions to establish that the presidency is vacant and entrust the interim presidency to the Senate president. In a statement dated 28 October 2026 in Yaoundé, party president Tiriane Balbine Noah cited a risk of political implosion, according to Camer.be.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Camer.be ·
The withdrawal of three opposition candidates leaves Adrian Banda, the ruling UPND party’s candidate, as the sole contender for the Mandevu parliamentary seat. The by-election, scheduled for a week after the information was published, was held after the 13 August 2026 vote was cancelled, according to the Zambian electoral commission.
🇿🇲 Zambia · Source: Zambian Observer ·
Cameroon plans to borrow up to $2.5 billion in 2027Cameroon plans to raise between 1,000 billion CFA francs and $2.5 billion on international markets in 2027, according to a Finance Ministry official cited by Reuters. The timetable and terms are to be specified in the 2027 Finance Act, while the downgrade of its sovereign rating to B- is making borrowing more expensive.
Burglaries worry residents of PríncipeA series of burglaries targeting homes and businesses is worrying residents of Príncipe island, São Tomé and Príncipe, who report thefts of money, phones and everyday goods. Shopkeepers blame night-time power cuts for making the crimes easier, reports Téla Nón.The week in Africa
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