Cameroon – Patrick Mengue freed: eleven words, six months in Kondengui

Author: Onana NestorPublished on: October 25, 2026Country: Cameroon

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Cameroon – Patrick Mengue freed: eleven words, six months in Kondengui

Patrick Mengue was released on Saturday, October 24, 2026, after serving six months at Kondengui Central Prison in Yaoundé. He had been detained since April 24 over a Facebook comment posted on April 11 beneath an announcement of the death of Marcel Niat Njifenji, the former Senate president. Mengue says the eleven words in his comment were a prayer. His release has not closed the questions the case raises about freedom of expression in Cameroon.

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