Cameroon: Senate to be lodged at economic and social council premises

Cameroon's upper house of parliament is to be lodged at the premises of the Social and Economic Council in Yaoundé as early as the next ordinary session in March, Mutations newspaper has reported. 

The Senate went operational in 2013. Previously the prestigious chamber of parliament was lodged at the Conference Centre. Later when renovation works began at the Conference Centre, the elitist institution was moved to the premises of the market regulation agency.

Cameroon's senate has been described by critics as a centre for old people, with the oldest member in his 90s. There are 100 senators, with 30 appointed by the head of state and the 70 others chosen by voters.