Cameroon - Constitutional Council: What Lies Behind the November 11 Convocation

Author: Onana NestorPublished on: November 8, 2026Country: Cameroon
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Cameroon - Constitutional Council: What Lies Behind the November 11 Convocation

Cameroon’s Parliament has been convened in Congress on November 11, 2026, at 11 a.m. at the Palais des verres in Yaoundé to receive the oaths of Rémy Nama, the new president of the Constitutional Council, and Abdoullaye Daouda, a new member. The notice setting the single-item agenda was signed by National Assembly President Théodore Datouo. The ceremony is intended to reconstitute the Constitutional Council, which has been without its president and one member, amid a tense electoral calendar. Clément Atangana, the institution’s first president since it became operational in February 2018, is also mentioned.

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