Cameroon
French arms broker lost in limbo of Cameroon justice system

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Paul Biya, Lucy Tamlyn, Laurent Esso, Jean-Louis Billon

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Cameroon
Technical head of external intelligence service given marching orders

The technical director of the DGRE, James Elong Lobe, has been dismissed after 15 years in post - a consequence of his poor relations with new intelligence chief Jean-Pierre Robins Ghoumo.

Spotlight | Cameroon
Ex-Boko Haram groups put security services to test in Far North Region

Army officers and political leaders in the Far North Region are worried about the recent increase in attacks by jihadist groups previously linked to Boko Haram. Yaoundé is following the situation closely but is reluctant for the time being to take further containment measures.

Cameroon
Yaoundé strives to save its arbitration against miner Sundance over Mbalam iron

Cameroon missed the deadline to submit its defence, but the president's office has contacted its legal counsel and experts in a bid to defend its position against the Australian miner. Meanwhile, Paul Biya's return to the country is likely to align the various parties in Yaoundé.

Cameroon
Mbalam-Nabeba iron: Ngoh Ngoh and Esso rivalry lies behind obstructed arbitration

The arbitration proceedings at the ICC between Cameroon and Australia's Sundance over the Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore deposit continue to stall, with the former's justice minister not acting upon the secretary general of the president's office's instructions.

Cameroon
Martinez Zogo trial: Biya fast-tracks investigation

Cameroon's foreign intelligence chief, Léopold Maxime Eko Eko, believed he had obtained an order for release on 1 December but remains in custody. That was despite a nudge from Cameroon's president, who refused to replace Eko Eko during his detention, to help the investigation progress.

Cameroon
Report exonerating intelligence chief Eko Eko of Martinez Zogo murder resurfaces

The examining magistrate investigating the murder of the Cameroonian journalist has unearthed a report which is favourable to Léopold Maxime Eko Eko, who has been in pre-trial detention since 4 March.