Parliament of Cameroon

Presiding Officer(s): Rt Hon. Cavaye Djibril, MP, Speaker of the National Assembly of Cameroon and Hon. Marcel Niat Njifenji, President of the Senate of Cameroon

Joined the Commonwealth: 1 November 1995

CPA Branch formed: 1 January 1995

Unicameral/Bicameral: Bicameral

Parliament website: http://www.assnat.cmrr

Number of Departmental/Ministry Oversight Committees: 9 (constitutional laws, human rights and Freedoms, justice, legislation and standing orders, administration; Committee on finance and the budget; Foreign affairs committee; Committee on education; vocational training and youth; Committee on cultural, social and family affairs; Committee on production and trade; Committee on resolutions and petitions; Committee on economic affairs, planning and regional development; Committee on national defence and security

Recent activities:

• Commonwealth Speakers and MPs met for the 18th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) Africa Region, hosted by the Parliament of Cameroon on the theme of ‘African Parliaments and the Agenda 2023’ from 17 to 21 July 2023. 

Recent articles in The Parliamentarian:

• The Parliamentarian 2021 Issue One: Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, MP, CPA Chairperson (2017-2021) and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 'The CPA Small Branches network after four decades of existence'
• The Parliamentarian 2020 Issue Four: Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, MP, CPA Chairperson (2017-2021) and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 'The role of Parliaments and Parliamentarians in times of crisis'
• The Parliamentarian 2020 Issue Three: Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, MP, CPA Chairperson (2017-2021) and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 'Celebrating International Day of Parliamentarism and marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations'
• The Parliamentarian 2020 Issue Two: Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, MP, CPA Chairperson (2017-2021) and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 'COVID-19 and its impacts on the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association'
• The Parliamentarian 2020 Issue One: Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, MP, CPA Chairperson (2017-2021) and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 'Looking to the Commonwealth's future and the importance of youth engagement'
• The Parliamentarian 2019 Issue Four: Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, MP, CPA Chairperson (2017-2021) and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 'CPA Chairperson's opening address at the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference'
• The Parliamentarian 2019 Issue Three: Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, MP, CPA Chairperson (2017-2021) and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 'The CPA: Adding political value to global affairs in the 21st century'
• The Parliamentarian 2019 Issue Two: Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, MP, CPA Chairperson (2017-2021) and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 'A Connected Commonwealth and the role of young people'
• The Parliamentarian 2019 Issue One: Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, MP, CPA Chairperson (2017-2021) and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 'Gender Equality, Women and Parliaments'
• The Parliamentarian 2018 Issue Four: Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, MP, CPA Chairperson (2017-2021) and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 'The role of Parliaments and Parliamentarians in implementing human rights'
• The Parliamentarian 2018 Issue Three: Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, MP, CPA Chairperson (2017-2021) and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 'Democracy, Development and Diversity: Shared democratic goals'
• The Parliamentarian 2018 Issue Two: Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, MP, CPA Chairperson (2017-2021) and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 'Post-CHOGM 2018: Women and Politics'
• The Parliamentarian 2018 Issue One: Hon. Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, MP, CPA Chairperson (2017-2021) and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly 'Parliamentary engagement with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018'
• The Parliamentarian 2018 Issue One: Hon. Njume Peter Ambang, MP, Towards a Common Future