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05/08/2026

05/08/2026

SAD 💔 😭:3 pipo don d!e for Mbende, Limbe after heavy rains, and landslide occur; One woman way e be dey with belleh, one boy pikin and another girl pikin way e be cam holidays.

Since yesterday serious rain don di fall. E don cause fl00d over roads, way e don make movements difficult. Water don enter plenty houses.

From Mile 4 going down around PGSS Limbe movements be difficult sutey water rain carry some bikes.
Zoo and Botanical garden don be flooded. Water rain don cover road for go that side for CDC office.

Nobi first time Limbe di suffer this kind d!saster.

03/08/2026

: 🚨 Major changes are underway within Cameroon’s security apparatus. While questions over his physical presence in the country continue to fuel public debate, President Paul Biya on Monday, August 3, signed several decrees affecting the leadership of the country's Defence Forces.

The decree attracting the most attention concerns the Presidential Guard. Under Decree No. 2026/265, Brigadier General Beko'o Abondo Raymond Jean Charles has been appointed Commander of the Presidential Guard. It is one of the country's most strategic military positions, entrusted with the protection of the Head of State.

This appointment follows another presidential decree, No. 2026/263, which promotes five colonels to the rank of Brigadier General. The newly promoted officers are Eloundou E. Mesmin Magloire Aristide of the National Gendarmerie, as well as Beko'o Abondo Raymond Jean Charles, Nchankou Mbouombouo Njindam Oumar, Epie Ngome Wilson, and Mezui Zo'o Elie Romance, all from the Army.

The reshuffle goes even further. A third decree, No. 2026/264, introduces additional changes within the Ministry of Defence and the military high command. Major General Ebaka Hippolyte has been appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, while new commanders have also been named to head the country’s four Joint Military Regions.

Given the current political context, these appointments are unlikely to be viewed as routine administrative decisions. Every decree signed from abroad inevitably fuels speculation over who is truly steering the affairs of the state. Whether more appointments will follow in the coming days remains to be seen.

: Major changes are underway within Cameroon’s security apparatus. While questions over his physical presence in the country continue to fuel public debate, President Paul Biya on Monday, August 3, signed several decrees affecting the leadership of the country's Defence Forces.

The decree attracting the most attention concerns the Presidential Guard. Under Decree No. 2026/265, Brigadier General Beko'o Abondo Raymond Jean Charles has been appointed Commander of the Presidential Guard. It is one of the country's most strategic military positions, entrusted with the protection of the Head of State.

This appointment follows another presidential decree, No. 2026/263, which promotes five colonels to the rank of Brigadier General. The newly promoted officers are Eloundou E. Mesmin Magloire Aristide of the National Gendarmerie, as well as Beko'o Abondo Raymond Jean Charles, Nchankou Mbouombouo Njindam Oumar, Epie Ngome Wilson, and Mezui Zo'o Elie Romance, all from the Army.

The reshuffle goes even further. A third decree, No. 2026/264, introduces additional changes within the Ministry of Defence and the military high command. Major General Ebaka Hippolyte has been appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, while new commanders have also been named to head the country’s four Joint Military Regions.

Given the current political context, these appointments are unlikely to be viewed as routine administrative decisions. Every decree signed from abroad inevitably fuels speculation over who is truly steering the affairs of the state. Whether more appointments will follow in the coming days remains to be seen.

28/07/2026

Human rights defender Sally Ndape remains in Buea Central Prison despite being granted bail and reportedly fulfilling all the conditions imposed by the court.

Ndape’s legal troubles began on April 30, 2026, when she was detained following complaints that included allegations of defamation and other online offences. She was later released but detained again in June and transferred to Buea Central Prison.

After the court granted her bail, MMI News learned that Fako Senior Divisional Officer Viang Mekala issued an administrative detention order preventing her release.

Sources say the first detention order expired and was renewed. That renewal also expired, but another order—described as a third successive renewal—was reportedly issued to keep Ndape in prison until next month.

MMI News has not seen a physical copy of any of these reported detention orders. No official document has been presented to explain the precise legal grounds for keeping her behind bars after she met her bail conditions.

Section 2 of Cameroon’s Law No. 90/054 of December 19, 1990, permits administrative detention for 15 days, renewable, but only within the framework of fighting serious banditry and maintaining public order.

A November 13, 1997 circular clarified that an SDO may renew such an order only once. This would give the SDO a maximum of 30 days under his own authority: an initial 15 days and one renewal.

This raises serious questions:

Why has Sally Ndape’s detention allegedly been renewed more than once? How can a law designed to fight serious banditry be used against someone whose case began with accusations of defamation and online publications? Where are the written detention orders? And can an SDO repeatedly use administrative powers to prevent a court’s bail decision from taking effect?

Defamation, even if eventually proven in court, is not serious banditry. If the authorities believe Ndape committed a criminal offence, they have the right to prosecute her. But they must also respect the decisions of the court and the legal limits placed on administrative detention.

Section 584 of Cameroon’s Criminal Procedure Code allows Ndape—or anyone acting on her behalf—to challenge the detention before the High Court. The court can order her immediate release if the detention or the procedure used to prolong it is found to be unlawful.

The Fako SDO and the authorities responsible for Buea Central Prison must explain the exact legal instrument under which Sally Ndape remains imprisoned. Without a valid written order and a lawful basis, her continued detention risks becoming an abuse of administrative power and a violation of her constitutional right to liberty.

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23/07/2026

Breaking News 🚨

The Social Democratic Front (SDF) has called on President Paul Biya to explain his prolonged stay abroad, arguing that, as Head of State, he has a duty to keep Cameroonians informed about matters concerning his office.

Speaking at a press conference in Yaounde on July 23, National Chairman, Hon. Joshua Osih said the President owes the nation transparency.

He also urged eligible citizens to register before the August 31 deadline and reaffirmed that the SDF would not tolerate any postponement of the forthcoming legislative and municipal elections, insisting the polls must be held nationwide, including in the North West and South West regions.

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08/07/2026

Dangote Industries says its proposed 700,000-barrel-per-day East African oil refinery will be built in Lamu, Kenya, ending speculation about whether the project would go to Kenya or Tanzania.

The refinery, similar to Dangote's major facility in Nigeria, is expected to take about 30 months to build. Tanzania had also been considered, and Aliko Dangote recently met President Samia Suluhu Hassan to explain why Lamu was chosen. He also invited Tanzania to take part in the investment.

Dangote's Nigerian refinery, which came online in 2024, is already the largest in Africa. The company plans to expand it from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day by 2028, which could make it the largest refinery in the world.

07/07/2026

An Open Letter to President Paul Biya

Dear Mr. President,

It has been one month since you left Cameroon on June 7. In your absence, many Cameroonians have been left with questions, uncertainty, and a deep longing to hear directly from you.

The Presidency's limited communication during this period has allowed speculation to grow at a time when reassurance is most needed.

Across the country, families continue to grapple with rising living costs, insecurity, unemployment, and growing political expectations.

To many, it feels as though the nation has been left like orphans, waiting patiently for the return of a father whose presence has long symbolized the State.

Whether in cities or villages, people continue to ask the same question: When will our President come home?

We, Anglophones have also been asking ourselves, when will you come so that you can appoint an Anglophone as your Vice President.

Remember we are a bilingual country. Having a Francophone President and Anglophone Vice President, will complete the circle of bilingualism in practice.

Don't listen to those advising you to appoint them, for their egos are just as big as Mount Fako.

Imagine what you'll explain to diplomats and your international partners for not appointing an Anglophone as your VP.

Really?

What will be the explanation?

Respectfully,
Cameroon News Agency (CNA)

07/07/2026

Come Home, Papa

A month has passed, the silence grows,
A nation waits, yet no one knows.
The chair stands still, the questions roam,
Cameroon whispers, "Papa, come home."

Through clouds of rumors, truth concealed,
Through vacant halls and wounds unhealed,
Appointments signed from lands unknown,
Still every heart repeats one tone.

Our rivers flow, our markets hum,
But anxious days continue to come.
A father's place is with his own—
Not far away, but here at home.

Come home, Papa.
Not for power, not for fame,
But to answer your people's call.
A nation is waiting.

07/07/2026

Thirty-one days have passed since Paul Biya left Cameroon for what the presidency called a private stay in Europe. Forty-nine days since his last public appearance.

At 93, the world’s oldest serving president remains unseen by the people he claims to govern. Meanwhile, questions grow over his health, his location, and who is really running the country.

07/06/2026

The Presidential couple have gone to Europe for a short Private stay.

This is Paul Biya's first journey out of Cameroon after the October 2025 election.

Before then he travel to Switzerland in September 2025.
He departed from Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport alongside First Lady Chantal Biya on Sunday, September 21, 2025.

The trip took place exactly three weeks before the October 12, 2025, presidential election.

In 2024, he went for a short Private stay in Europe but ended up staying for 42 days.

Mr Biya has left without appointing the VP of Cameroon despite promulgating a constitutional amendment into law.