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Spotlight | Cameroon
Macron reacts to military rapprochement with Moscow

In late April, Cameroon signed a new military cooperation agreement with Moscow, prompting an immediate diplomatic reaction from France. Christophe Bigot, Africa director at the foreign ministry, travelled in person to Yaoundé, and at one point a visit by Emmanuel Macron was even envisaged.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 12.05.2022

Cameroon's President Paul Biya (left) with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Lyon in October 2019.

Cameroon
Government draws on industry stocks to supply petrol stations amid fuel shortage

The war in Ukraine is causing disruptions to oil distribution and prices in Cameroon, a country heavily dependent on fuel imports. Worried this could spark a transporters' revolt, the Yaoundé government has tapped into sugar refinery Sosucam's reserves to help ease the situation in the north of the country.

Free access Energy, Business 29.04.2022

Cameroon
Decline in Paul Biya's health strikes alarm amongst inner circle

The 89-year-old Cameroonian head of state has been residing in his native village since the Africa Cup of Nations, but in the past few days he has suffered a series of ailments.

Subscribers only Politics 28.04.2022

President Paul Biya, accompanied by his wife Chantal Biya, during his last public appearance at the CAN.

Cameroon
Ngoh Ngoh broadens his offensive on economy and finance ministries

The secretary general of the presidency of the republic (SGPR) Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh is tightening his grip on state coffers by ordering an audit of expenses incurred between 2010 and 2021.

Subscribers only Politics 21.03.2022

Cameroon
Israeli securocrat Eran Moas behind Augentic-IN Group's push for ID cards

To win the next contract for Cameroon's biometric identity cards, fledgling German company Augentic, in partnership with French firm IN Groupe, is relying on the intense lobbying of Israeli securocrat Eran Moas, an adviser to President Paul Biya's praetorian guard.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 15.03.2022

Cameroon
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh brings economy and finance ministries under his thumb

Cameroon's economy and finance ministers must now obtain the approval of the all-powerful presidency's secretary-general Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh for expenses exceeding €150,000. At first glance innocuous, the move is in fact revealing of a power tussle at the head of government.

Subscribers only Politics 08.02.2022

Cameroon
2021 a bumper year for Yaoundé's Covid spending

There was no tailing off of Cameroon's spending on anti-Covid-19 measures in 2021.

Subscribers only Business 28.01.2022

Cameroon
Secessionist mediation attempts lead nowhere

There has been no dialogue between the Cameroonian government and Anglophone separatists in the North-West and South-West regions since the crisis began in 2016. In the run-up to the Africa Cup of Nations, a string of ill-prepared initiatives from the English-speaking separatists has failed to change the situation.

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2022

Cameroon
Accountancy firm Atou caught in rival clan crossfire

The Cameroonian consultant Lazare Atou, who has been managing the real estate of various former state-owned companies for several years, has found himself caught in the crossfire between two rival clans within the regime.

Subscribers only Business 18.11.2021

Cameroon
Eto'o and Mbombo Njoya neck and neck in race to charm Biya and run Fecafoot

In the race to run Cameroon's football federation, two favourites, Samuel Eto'o and Seidou Mbombo Njoya, are doing everything they can to get into Paul Biya's good graces. But the election may once again get lost in the legal cloud hanging over Fecafoot since 2013.

Subscribers only Politics 18.11.2021

Former international soccer star Samuel Eto'o (left) and Seidou Mbombo Njoya, the outgoing interim president of Fecafoot, are candidates to take over the leadership of the Cameroon Football Federation.

Cameroon
Ngoh Ngoh and Atanga Nji, the unavoidable duo in the race to succeed Paul Biya

The Cameroonian presidency's secretary general, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, and the minister of territorial administration, Paul Atanga Nji, form a duo that has become all-powerful at the presidential palace. Their reputation has however been dented due to the chaotic organisation of the African Cup of Nations and the conflict in the country's English-speaking regions.

Subscribers only Politics 16.11.2021

Secretary General of the Presidency of Cameroon Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh (left) and Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji (right).

Cameroon
Swiss mediators relaunch stalled peace talks with anglophone separatists

The Swiss Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue and the Swiss government are trying to relaunch their stalled mediation efforts for the English-speaking regions of Cameroon, as fighting intensifies there.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.11.2021

Cameroon
Consultant Lazare Atou gets caught up in war between Biya's barons

The consultant was told to stop managing the assets of three former state-owned companies just after he testified in an investigation into the conduct of the director general of the Port of Douala.

Subscribers only Politics 02.09.2021

Cameroon
Is top Biya aide Ngoh Ngoh losing his influence?

The position of the chief of staff of the president's office, who enjoys the support of first lady Chantal Biya, seems to be under threat. Until now, he has always managed to save his skin.

Subscribers only Politics 21.07.2021

Cameroon
Jean-Claude Ayem Moger, Yaoundé's favourite troubleshooter

Jean-Claude Ayem Moger, Paul Biya's technical advisor, was just named to two key roles.

Subscribers only Business 03.05.2021

Cameroon
While rumours of his son's ambitions rage online, Paul Biya plots his succession

While the president and his chief of staff Samuel Mvondo Ayolo draw up secret plans for his succession behind palace walls, Cameroon's political bigwigs are making moves in the shadows. Out in the open, the possibility of his son Franck Biya taking over is causing a buzz online.

Subscribers only Politics 06.04.2021

Cameroon
While waiting for Biden, Paris steps up pressure over Anglophone crisis

After the Vatican made its voice heard, Paris has reminded the Cameroonian government of its concerns about the continuing crisis in the English-speaking provinces. European Union states hope that the new US administration, which purports to put human rights at the heart of its foreign policy, will come to their help.

Subscribers only Politics 05.03.2021

Spotlight | Cameroon
Biya deaf to calls for talks on Anglophone crisis

Despite pressure from the European Union, and more recently the Vatican, the Cameroonian government is still in favour of a military response to the crisis in the country's Anglophone regions and is only half listening to negotiation options.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.02.2021

Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin met with Cameroonian President Paul Biya in Yaoundé at the end of January.

Cameroon
Why Biya afforded former minister Kouna Atangana special treatment after corruption charges

Basile Kouna Atangana, who served in Cameroon's government until 2018, was jailed last year in connection with an anticorruption operation, but his legal woes are coming to an end. Here's why.

Subscribers only Politics 03.02.2021

Cameroon's former water and energy minister Basile Kouna Atangana.

Cameroon
Ministers ruled offside over FIFA boss's route to African Nations opening match

Government ministers clashed with the president's office over the route to be taken by the official convoy bringing FIFA chairman Gianni Infantino and his entourage to the opening match of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) between Cameroon and Zimbabwe in Yaounde on 16 January.

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2021

Libya
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Senegal
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Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh

Spotlight | Cameroon
Macron reacts to military rapprochement with Moscow

Cameroon
Government draws on industry stocks to supply petrol stations amid fuel shortage

Cameroon
Decline in Paul Biya's health strikes alarm amongst inner circle

Cameroon
Ngoh Ngoh broadens his offensive on economy and finance ministries

Cameroon
Israeli securocrat Eran Moas behind Augentic-IN Group's push for ID cards

Cameroon
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh brings economy and finance ministries under his thumb

Cameroon
2021 a bumper year for Yaoundé's Covid spending

Cameroon
Secessionist mediation attempts lead nowhere

Cameroon
Accountancy firm Atou caught in rival clan crossfire

Cameroon
Eto'o and Mbombo Njoya neck and neck in race to charm Biya and run Fecafoot

Cameroon
Ngoh Ngoh and Atanga Nji, the unavoidable duo in the race to succeed Paul Biya

Cameroon
Swiss mediators relaunch stalled peace talks with anglophone separatists

Cameroon
Consultant Lazare Atou gets caught up in war between Biya's barons

Cameroon
Is top Biya aide Ngoh Ngoh losing his influence?

Cameroon
Jean-Claude Ayem Moger, Yaoundé's favourite troubleshooter

Cameroon
While rumours of his son's ambitions rage online, Paul Biya plots his succession

Cameroon
While waiting for Biden, Paris steps up pressure over Anglophone crisis

Spotlight | Cameroon
Biya deaf to calls for talks on Anglophone crisis

Cameroon
Why Biya afforded former minister Kouna Atangana special treatment after corruption charges

Cameroon
Ministers ruled offside over FIFA boss's route to African Nations opening match

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Spotlight | Cameroon Macron reacts to military rapprochement with Moscow

Cameroon Government draws on industry stocks to supply petrol stations amid fuel shortage

Cameroon Decline in Paul Biya's health strikes alarm amongst inner circle

Cameroon Ngoh Ngoh broadens his offensive on economy and finance ministries

Cameroon Israeli securocrat Eran Moas behind Augentic-IN Group's push for ID cards

Cameroon Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh brings economy and finance ministries under his thumb

Cameroon 2021 a bumper year for Yaoundé's Covid spending

Cameroon Secessionist mediation attempts lead nowhere

Cameroon Accountancy firm Atou caught in rival clan crossfire

Cameroon Eto'o and Mbombo Njoya neck and neck in race to charm Biya and run Fecafoot

Cameroon Ngoh Ngoh and Atanga Nji, the unavoidable duo in the race to succeed Paul Biya

Cameroon Swiss mediators relaunch stalled peace talks with anglophone separatists

Cameroon Consultant Lazare Atou gets caught up in war between Biya's barons

Cameroon Is top Biya aide Ngoh Ngoh losing his influence?

Cameroon Jean-Claude Ayem Moger, Yaoundé's favourite troubleshooter

Cameroon While rumours of his son's ambitions rage online, Paul Biya plots his succession

Cameroon While waiting for Biden, Paris steps up pressure over Anglophone crisis

Spotlight | Cameroon Biya deaf to calls for talks on Anglophone crisis

Cameroon Why Biya afforded former minister Kouna Atangana special treatment after corruption charges

Cameroon Ministers ruled offside over FIFA boss's route to African Nations opening match

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From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Spotlight | Cameroon
Macron reacts to military rapprochement with Moscow

Cameroon
Government draws on industry stocks to supply petrol stations amid fuel shortage

Cameroon
Decline in Paul Biya's health strikes alarm amongst inner circle

Cameroon
Ngoh Ngoh broadens his offensive on economy and finance ministries

Cameroon
Israeli securocrat Eran Moas behind Augentic-IN Group's push for ID cards

Cameroon
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh brings economy and finance ministries under his thumb

Cameroon
2021 a bumper year for Yaoundé's Covid spending

Cameroon
Secessionist mediation attempts lead nowhere

Cameroon
Accountancy firm Atou caught in rival clan crossfire

Cameroon
Eto'o and Mbombo Njoya neck and neck in race to charm Biya and run Fecafoot

Cameroon
Ngoh Ngoh and Atanga Nji, the unavoidable duo in the race to succeed Paul Biya

Cameroon
Swiss mediators relaunch stalled peace talks with anglophone separatists

Cameroon
Consultant Lazare Atou gets caught up in war between Biya's barons

Cameroon
Is top Biya aide Ngoh Ngoh losing his influence?

Cameroon
Jean-Claude Ayem Moger, Yaoundé's favourite troubleshooter

Cameroon
While rumours of his son's ambitions rage online, Paul Biya plots his succession

Cameroon
While waiting for Biden, Paris steps up pressure over Anglophone crisis

Spotlight | Cameroon
Biya deaf to calls for talks on Anglophone crisis

Cameroon
Why Biya afforded former minister Kouna Atangana special treatment after corruption charges

Cameroon
Ministers ruled offside over FIFA boss's route to African Nations opening match