The African Movement for New Independence and Democracy publicly announces the composition of its new political bureau. The latter was formed following the meeting of the party’s Steering Committee on June 13 in Douala and made public on July 30.
New developments within the African Movement for New Independence and Democracy (Manidem). The party has just renewed its political bureau following the death of the national president Anicet Ekane. The new 12-member team includes Valentin Dongmo as president, who becomes the new party leader. He is assisted by two deputies: Mbappe Toto and Evariste Diabe.
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Besides the president and his deputies, the bureau includes five secretaries: Justin Noël Zambo Nkoto is in charge of organization and social movement; Jean-Baptiste Ketchateng is responsible for training and culture; Bedimo Kouo handles communication; Florence Aimée Titcho manages finances while Marianne Simon Ekane is secretary in charge of external relations. The bureau also includes three members, namely: Louis Rolph Bamou, Yves Dzouali, Charles Ngah Nforgang. All were presented on July 30, 2026, during a press conference organized by the party.
The Bureau led by Valentin Dongmo is a new breath injected into the political formation and carries the defense of the party’s ideology but also a mission focused on the current political context of the country. Regarding ideology, Manidem with the new team continues the mission of its leaders aiming to promote a new independence in favor of “Kamerun”. This political struggle is carried out through the denunciation of colonial agreements that keep African countries under colonial domination. The goal is to give Kamerun its sovereignty.
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As for the second part of the mission, the contextual part, it involves demanding the unconditional release of all prisoners from the 2025 post-electoral crisis; obtaining the cessation of prosecutions initiated against certain individuals following the presidential election and the return of personalities who left the country and are in exile. To do this, the political formation must first face itself. After the death of its president Anicet Ekane and the divisions following this event, reconciliation, appeasement, and unity are ingredients that should encourage militants, cadres, and other leaders to achieve set objectives.
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