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Former Senate President Marcel Niat Njifenji dies at 91

By Louisa KINYUY

© Senate Cameroon, the Parliament especially the Senate are in grief following the passing to eternity of Marcel Niat Njifenji, the venerable former President of the Senate. He died at the University Hospital Center in Yaounde on April 11, 2026, at the age of 91. A titan of the nation’s political landscape, before his demise, Njifenji had served as the head of the upper house of Parliament, The Senate, since its inception in 2013. As the constitutional successor to the presidency in the event...