Cameroon

- Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) countries, including Cameroon, face a public health threat from counterfeit and trafficked medicines targeting infectious diseases like tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV, according to the United Nations and a UNODC report highlighting inadequate public health systems and scarce medicines. - Cameroon arrested a Nigerian pastor and four followers for alleged human trafficking and kidnapping of minors in September. - Cameroon's ruling party is unsettled by President Paul Biya’s silence regarding upcoming elections scheduled early next year.