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Cameroon Senate Ex-President Dies A Month After He Was Replaced

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Marcel Niat Njifenji, Cameroon’s first Senate president, died at 91, one month after being replaced after 13 years leading the upper chamber. His death was confirmed by current Senate leader Abdoulaye Aboubakary in an official statement, citing a prolonged illness as the cause. Njifenji served as Senate president from 2013 until March 2026, marking the longest tenure in the institution’s history. He passed away in a hospital, though the specific location and exact date were not disclosed in the announcement. The transition follows a recent leadership change, with Aboubakary now heading the Senate after Njifenji’s departure.
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Marcel Niat Njifenji in 2022.Photographer: Daniel Beloumou Olomo/Getty ImagesMarcel Niat Njifenji, Cameroon’s pioneer senate president who ruled the institution for 13 years, has died one month after he was replaced, Abdoulaye Aboubakary, the new Senate leader said in an emailed statement.Njifenji, 91, who led the upper chamber from 2013 to 2026, died in a hospital after a protracted illness.

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