Corruption

Zacchaeus Mungwe Forjindam, Cameroon’s Unsung Hero MANY ANGLOPHONES DO NOT KNOW ABOUT A HERO AND A PATRIOTIC MAN CALLED MR. ZACCHAEUS MUNGWE FORJINDAM. Mr Zacchaeus Mungwe Forjindam is a figure whose legacy in Cameroon is often viewed through two distinct lenses: that of the visionary “Captain of Industry” who built a maritime empire, and that…

A contract signed in Yaoundé is enforceable in Paris, London, Washington, and The Hague. THE HIDDEN BILL: HOW CAMEROON PAYS THE PRICE FOR DISRESPECTING CONTRACTS Cameroonian officials often behave as if: “What happens in Yaoundé stays in Yaoundé.” This is false. A contract signed in Yaoundé is enforceable in Paris, London, Washington, and The Hague….

2025 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: 55 BILLION FCFA EMBEZZLED TO STIFLE PROTESTS — A STATE SCANDAL SHAKES THE TOP A state scandal of exceptional gravity is shaking the highest echelons of power: 55 billion FCFA is alleged to have been embezzled from the accounts of the Port Authority of Douala in order to quell any post-election protests…

Senior officials at the Ministry of Finance under the Biya regime are suspected of having introduced more than 20,000 fictitious civil servants into the State payroll databases. Yaoundé has once again uncovered the scale of an endemic problem deeply rooted at the heart of the public administration. Some 20,000 fictitious civil servants were identified in…

Akere Muna strikes on the Cameroon government gold scams “Cameroon’s leading anti-corruption crusader and former presidential candidate, Akere Muna, has raised a powerful alarm over what he calls the systematic looting of the nation’s gold. In a detailed report published on Facebook, Muna reveals shocking discrepancies between the gold Cameroon claims to export and what…

Cameroon’s renowned anti-corruption advocate and former presidential candidate, Akere Muna, is sounding the alarm over what he calls the systematic theft of the country’s gold. In a detailed report shared on Facebook, he highlights massive discrepancies between gold export figures declared in Cameroon and import figures recorded in Dubai — discrepancies so large that he…

Cameroon: a case of state plundering. Cameroon is a blessed country by nature, a nation that should be prosperous and has everything needed to succeed. Each year, hundreds of billions of CFA francs vanish, stolen from the people. In 2021, Cameroon reportedly exported 4 kilograms of gold to the United Arab Emirates, but Emirati customs…