2026 in Cameroon
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Events in the year 2026 in Cameroon.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 14 January – At least 15 people are killed in an attack by gunmen on the settlement of Gidado in Ndu, Northwest Region.[2]
February
[edit]- 3 February – Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea sign an agreement to jointly extract natural gas from the Yoyo-Yolanda field.[3]
- 17 February – A freelance journalist on assignment for the Associated Press is assaulted by police and briefly detained alongside three other reporters and a lawyer in Yaoundé, while attempting to report on African migrants recently deported from the United States.[4]
- 19 February – A court-martial in Yaounde convicts three soldiers for their role in the killing of 21 civilians in the Ngarbuh massacre in 2020 and sentences them to up to 10 years' imprisonment.[5]
March
[edit]- 4 March – The United Kingdom suspends the issuance of student visas to Cameroonian nationals as part of efforts to reduce asylum requests.[6]
- 17 March – Théodore Datouo is elected as president of the National Assembly, replacing Cavaye Yeguié Djibril after 34 years.[7]
- 19 March – The National Assembly votes to extend its mandate and postpone legislative elections until 20 December.[8]
April
[edit]- 4 April – Parliament approves a constitutional amendment to reintroduce the position of vice president, allowing the appointee to automatically succeed President Biya in the event of death, resignation, or incapacity.[9]
- 15 April – Pope Leo XIV arrives in Cameroon for a three-day visit.[10]
Scheduled
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 16 February – Consty Eka, 56, television presenter and businessman[11]
- 11 April – Marcel Niat Njifenji, 91, president of the senate (2013–2026) and mayor of Bangangté (2002–2007)[12]
- 23 April – Jean Pierre Biyiti bi Essam, 76, politician and diplomat, ambassador to Israel (2018–2025).[13]
- 4 May – Alexis Dipanda Mouelle, 84, president of the supreme court (1990–2014).[14]
- 6 May – Cavayé Yéguié Djibril, 84, president of the National Assembly (1992–2026).[15]
- 9 May - René Claude Meka, 87, Cameroonian officer, chief of staff of the Cameroon Armed Forces (2001~2026).[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cameroon's president wins backing to delay legislative, local polls". Reuters. July 9, 2024.
- ^ "Community leader says armed men kill 15 people in northwestern Cameroon". AP News. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ "Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea sign agreement for cross-border gas project". Africanews. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Freelance journalist detained in Cameroon while reporting for AP on US deportees". Reuters. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ "Cameroon jails three soldiers involved in killing 21 civilians in 2020". Africanews. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "UK halts study visas from four countries to stop students claiming asylum". RFI. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Cameroon's National Assembly gets new leader after 34 Years". Africanews. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Cameroon: Assembly extends mandate of deputies until 2026". Africanews. 2026-03-20. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
- ^ Atabong, Amindeh Blaise (4 April 2026). "Cameroon approves role of vice president to 93-year-old Biya". Reuters. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ^ "Pope Leo visits Cameroon with message of peace amid attacks from Trump". Al Jazeera. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ Bossa, Saturnin (17 February 2026). "Cameroun : décès de Consty Eka, le « bâtisseur d'étoiles » de la télévision africaine". La Nouvelle Tribune (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "Marcel Niat Njifenji, Cameroon's former Senate president, Dies at 91". Cameroon Concord. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ^ "Nécrologie : Décès à Tel Aviv de l'ancien Ministre et ambassadeur Jean Pierre Biyiti bi Essam". le courrier du cameroun (in French). 2026-04-23. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
- ^ "Dipanda Mouelle: Supreme Court head for over two decades has died aged 84". Cameroon Concord News. 5 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ "Cavaye Yéguié Djibril Dies Days After Removal as Assembly Speaker". Cameroon Concord News. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ General Claude Meka, Cameroon's Army Chief of Staff, Dies at 87