Cameroon’s Constitutional Council: Nama Remy succeeds Atangana

President Paul Biya appointed Nama Remy president of Cameroon’s Constitutional Council on Friday, October 16, 2026, according to a decree released that day. A magistrate outside the regular hierarchy who had served as a mission officer at the Presidency, he succeeds Clément Atangana, who died in Paris on October 4 at the age of 85. Originally from Mefou-et-Akono, Nama Remy takes charge of the institution amid political tensions and following a constitutional reform that changed the succession rules.