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The Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM) will hold an extraordinary national convention on Oct. 10, 2026, at its headquarters in Yaoundé to replace party president Maurice Kamto and first vice president Mamadou Yacouba Mota, who both resigned on Sept. 8.
The leadership reset comes as the CRM remains locked in a procedural dispute with the Ministry of Territorial Administration (MINAT) over its previous extraordinary convention, a disagreement that could leave the party vulnerable to further challenges ahead of legislative and municipal elections.
The party’s Directorate met on Sept. 8, acknowledged the two resignations and opened applications for their positions. Candidates must submit their files at CRM headquarters by 10 a.m. on Oct. 9, according to a statement signed by Roger Justin Noah, deputy secretary-general No. 1 and acting national secretary for communications.
The convention will fill the two vacant positions. Its significance, however, extends beyond selecting successors to Kamto and Mota. It comes while the CRM and MINAT remain at odds over how the party organized its previous extraordinary convention, held online on Dec. 21, 2025, and the legal standing of decisions adopted at that meeting.
Previous Convention Was Banned, Then Held Online
The CRM had initially planned to gather its delegates in person in Yaoundé on Nov. 29, 2025. Two days before the meeting, the Yaoundé IV divisional officer banned it, citing a “serious threat of disturbance to public order.”
The party subsequently held its convention by videoconference on Dec. 21. Kamto was reelected national president with 95.44% of the votes cast, according to results published by the CRM. The online format allowed the party to hold the convention but did not end the dispute.
In an Aug. 19, 2026 letter, Territorial Administration Minister Paul Atanga Nji said the ministry could not give a favorable response to the submission of the convention’s resolutions. Among the reasons cited was failure to comply with the declaration requirement under Article 3(2) of the Dec. 19, 1990 law governing public meetings and demonstrations.
The CRM challenged that interpretation. In its Aug. 28 response, the party said it had transmitted documents from the convention without requesting recognition from the ministry. It also argued that its operations fall under the Dec. 19, 1990 law governing political parties.
The Oct. 10 convention therefore puts procedural questions back at the center of the party’s leadership transition. The statement identifies CRM headquarters as the venue but provides no alternative arrangement if an in-person meeting cannot take place. So far, no ban on the new convention has been made public.
Resignations Do Not Resolve the Entire Dispute
Electing new leaders could allow the CRM to move beyond the part of the dispute directly tied to Kamto’s return to the presidency in December 2025. It would not, however, automatically resolve challenges over the procedures followed at that convention or the other decisions adopted there.
To reduce the risk of further disputes, the party will therefore need to ensure that the convention’s convocation, composition, candidate selection process, voting procedures and transmission of adopted decisions comply with the required rules. Compliance with the party’s statutes and applicable legal formalities could also come under scrutiny from members who challenge the leadership that emerged from the December 2025 convention.
Mota’s resignation creates a second vacancy. The CRM must therefore rebuild the top two levels of its leadership within a month. The Sept. 8 statement does not yet specify eligibility requirements, the voting system or whether separate candidacies will be required for the two positions.
Upcoming Elections Add to the Stakes
The leadership overhaul comes ahead of the renewal of Cameroon’s National Assembly and municipal councils. A March 25, 2026 law extended lawmakers’ terms through Dec. 20, 2026. A presidential decree signed May 4 extended the mandates of municipal councilors through Feb. 28, 2027.
Cameroon’s Electoral Code requires legislative and municipal candidates to include documentation showing that they have been endorsed by their political party. Articles 165 and 182, however, do not expressly identify which party official must sign that document.
The dispute between the CRM and MINAT therefore does not, by itself, exclude the party from upcoming elections. But if several officials claim authority to issue candidate endorsements or legally represent the movement, validation of its candidate lists could face challenges before electoral bodies and the relevant courts.
The Oct. 10 convention will therefore have to do more than choose successors to Kamto and Mota. It will also need to establish a leadership and internal decisions strong enough to limit further challenges as Cameroon approaches its next elections.
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