Cameroon

7, February 2025

Manyu Development: It is in our hands! ⁰

It is normal for people of Manyu Division to scream that “Mamfe” has declined without them making any suggestions which could help the once vibrant Division to regain its past glory.

Many of us simply do not understand that Manyu’s steady and painful decline is the outcome of our own behavior. Our nauseating indifference and devastating spirit of competition are hurting our beloved Manyu in a big and bad way.

None of us ever agrees that our behavior is to blame for the fast decline of a Division which was once our pride. Unity is strength but we have not yet understood that. We think we can always go it alone, but given our limited resources, we can only do much as individuals.

Our towns and villages are shadows of their former selves today and this unfortunate situation did not start with the current socio-political situation which has hit the country’s two English-speaking regions like a ton of bricks. None of our towns or villages has a development master plan and the chaotic construction of homes in towns such as Ossing, Kembong, Eyumojock, Tali, Mbinjong and Mamfe is not giving our Division a good name.

Despite this gloomy picture, there is hope on the horizon. The young mayors and dynamic chiefs of Manyu Division now understand that our Division’s economic and financial viability depends on our own abilities. It is obvious that our development is in our hands.

The young mayor of Eyumojock, Ntuifam Ayamba Jacques Ita, who also doubles as the chief of Eyumojock is clearly demonstrating that things can be done differently in Manyu Division.

Under his admirable leadership, the Eyumojock Council has acquired its own heavy-duty equipment, a clear sign that the council is determined to approach things differently. Chief Ita’s acts clearly demonstrate that you can still be a CPDM politician and bring development to your people.

Eyumojock, the sub-division’s chief down, is being given a facelift as neighborhood roads will be broadened with the imported heavy-duty equipment. The council will only have to ensure that houses are built according to plan and that each house gets a house number for ease of identification.

This also implies that any new roads opened up in the towns will be given a street name for better planning. The procurement of the heavy-duty equipment is the right step in the right direction and Chief Ita and his councilors deserve the people’s confidence and they should be re-elected in the 2026 Municipal Election for them to complete the major projects they are currently implementing in the Eyumojock Sub-division.

The Mayor of Mamfe, for his part, Tabenchong Robertson Ashu, is also taking the bull by the horn. By working very closely with administrative officials in Manyu, Mayor Tabenchong has helped to roll the armed robbers who have been threatening innocent civilians out of Mamfe and there are no signs that they will be returning anytime soon. Their footprints in Mamfe Central have been significantly reduced.

This demonstration of leadership by the Mamfe mayor is worthy of commendation and it deserves support from all peace-loving Manyu citizens. There cannot be development in Manyu Division without peace.

This young and new generation of politicians Manyu is pointing the Division in the right direction and the Manyu Diaspora cannot be indifferent to these efforts. The Diaspora has a key role to play in Manyu’s development and it is time for those dollars to start flowing into Manyu..

However, if Manyu has to change as we all want, then there must be a mindset shift which will trigger a new brand of politics in our Division. Politics is key when it comes to development.

As citizens of Manyu, we have to be intentional when it comes to bringing development to our Division by carefully making the right political decisions. We must choose only those politicians who can help the Division have job-creating projects. Good, dynamic and thoughtful politicians will help to give the Division’s economy a shot in the arm.

In this regards, when our politicians come to us to seek political mandates, we should ask them to present to us their Manyu development plan. We should stop taking food and drinks from them. This approach has failed us. It has hurt our Division and if we do not engineer new ways of doing things, we will expose future generations to the same pain and disgrace.

We must stop thinking that our politicians who are seeking our votes must give us food and money in exchange for our votes. We should stop consuming our own development money. What Manyu needs right now are job-creation projects, projects which will help our children get jobs. Without such opportunities, the Manyu economy will continue its descent to the abyss of economic desperation.

We must stop devaluing ourselves by thinking that when we accept drinks from politicians, then we are enjoying. No we are not enjoying. On the contrary, we are devaluing ourselves and reducing our chances of living a dignified life. There is also a currency known as dignity and we all must strive to have that currency. A bottle of beer cannot change our unfortunate economic and political destiny. Times are changing and our mentalities must change with the changing times. We need development projects in Manyu and not food and drinks.

Similarly, we also have to take a look at our divisive politics which is ruining our efforts to work as a united group. People of my generation grew up to know that Mamfe meant the entire Manyu. We never identified ourselves as either Mamfe Central, Eyumojock, Akwaya or Upper Bayang. Over the last two decades, we have opened ourselves up for our politicians to exploit us by always playing the card of division. We need to come together as a people to get those who have Manyu unity at heart to represent us. We have the capacity to do that.

A major project in Mamfe will serve us without any discrimination. Unity is strength! When we work together, we will enhance our bargaining power. If a major project is going to Upper Bayang, we must all rally behind those who are seeking to bring that project to Tali. If it is going to Akwaya, we should demonstrate our support to ensure that Akwaya gets the project. A house divided within itself will never stand.

Manyu must be united if it is serious about developing. There is power in numbers and Manyu has the numbers. We must leverage our numbers to transform our fate. Our destiny is in our hands. It is up to us to make Manyu a better place or we will continue to grumble that Manyu is falling apart.

By Dr. Joachim Arrey

6, February 2025

Nyene Mawn and Manyu Development: The changing patterns expected in Paris ⁰

The Manyu Women International Association (Nyene Mawn) in all Manyu sub constituencies comprising Upper Banyang, Akwaya, Mamfe Central and Eyumojock including diaspora chapters in South Africa, Belgium, Germany, Nigeria, Benin Republic, Cameroon, France, UK, Holland, Buea-Cameroon and Austria will be holding their yearly residential convention in the French capital, Paris to contribute their quota towards developing of their motherland.

Although, the 2025 Nyene Mawn August meeting in Paris, France will not be too glamorous as seen during their rebranding process in the Kingdom of Belgium last year because of the passing to eternity of one of their prominent members Lady Mbi Angel, Nyene Mawn’s residential conventions are now becoming a yearly ritual as Manyu women living at home and abroad communion in a specific location to complement developmental efforts in providing for the Manyu girl child.

The leader of the Manyu Women International Association (Nyene Mawn) Dr Mrs Patience Abangma was in Paris over the weekend to pay her last respect to the late Lady Mbi Angel in a ceremony that was attended by a sell-out crowd.

In Paris, Mama Abangma reiterated respect for Nyene Mawn institutions and values and stated categorically that Nyene Mawn will forever maintain its international status with all members in Africa, Europe and North America having the same voting rights and privileges.

Dr Patience Abangma thanked all Nyene Mawn queens who made the trip to Paris to facilitate Lady Mbi Angel’s home-going and promised that in August, Nyene Mawn queens will levy themselves and whatever is generated will be channeled towards making the association stronger.

She furthered that the involvement of women in the development of rural communities in Manyu Division is now becoming very popular and that Nyene Mawn queens should be ready to support efforts geared towards complementing the Manyu men.

Dr Mrs Patience Abangma sounded a note caution to Nyene Mawn members all over the world when she opined that “as members of Nyene Mawn, our frame of mind should not be to take credit for whatever the association is doing but to actively bring in unity and development in the Manyu community, including but not limited to the Manyu girl child.”

She praised Nyene Mawn France for organizing a befitting wake keep in honour of Lady Mbi Angel and appealed to Nyene Mawn France to do same come August.

Cameroon Concord News Group understands she plans to step down as President-General after the August meeting in France.

By Soter Agbaw-Ebai with files

6, February 2025

Roman Catholic Bishops increasingly worried as Ambazonia conflict intensifies ⁰

Catholic bishops in Cameroon have raised alarm over the ongoing suffering of Cameroonians in the conflict-ridden Northwest and Southwest regions.

For eight years, separatists have been fighting to form a breakaway state named Ambazonia. It started with strikes by teachers and lawyers in the two regions demanding autonomy for the Anglosaxon education system and Common Law all practiced in the two regions. The government responded with lethal force, and what started as peaceful protests turned violent. Separatist groups emerged, declaring the independence of “Ambazonia”.

The government’s military crackdown led to an ongoing armed conflict. According to the International Crisis Group, at least 6000 people have been killed and more than a million forced from their homes.

Catholic bishops in the Central African country are now expressing discomfort with the war that has refused to abate, and which has caused so much pain and anguish to millions of people.

In “recent times, the anxieties of the vast majority of Cameroonians have been transformed into cries of despair at the misery they are living through and the degradation of our beautiful country, Cameroon. Our consciences as pastors and citizens cannot remain indifferent to these cries of distress. For from the north to the south, and from the east to the west of Cameroon, we are all brothers, “the clerics said in a communiqué that sanctioned their Annual Conference that took place in Buea, Southwest region from January 4 to January 11, 2025.

“The crisis in the northwest and southwest regions, as well as the unrest in the far north, is certainly being contained, but it still remains and continues to cause the loss of so many lives.”

“In the northwest region in particular, where reconstruction had begun, the violence continues with guerrilla groups wreaking havoc, sometimes even routing overwhelming military forces,” they said.

They complained about the ‘ghost town operations’ which usually took place every Monday, but now include Saturdays. These are days separatists have declared that no activities would take place in the two regions-an effort to assert their presence and control.

The bishops suggested that the continuing violence could be sustained by “people with entrenched economic interests” who might be getting “scandalously rich.”

“Yet, it’s clear that, as with any conflict, NOSO war is ruinous and destructive for a country. It continues to breed divisions and resentments, hatreds and settlings of scores,” the Bishops said.

Survivors of the war-many of whom have found refuge in safer French-speaking regions, have been telling gruesome stories of the pain they endured before escaping to safety.

Thelma Ayafor, 19, woke up on September 29, 2019 to terrifying news: her mother, Florence Ayafor, a prison warden, had been kidnapped, raped, tortured and then decapitated.

“We received a call from the guys who perpetrated the act. They sent a driver with the pullover my mother was putting on to come and give us, and told us that it would be the last souvenir of our mother, “she told Catholic World Report.

She said the kidnappers didn’t require any ransom.

“They wanted my mother’s blood,” Thelma said.

Fighting back stubborn tears, Thelma told CWR that the kidnappers sent them videos illustrating how her mother was killed, and described where the body and the decapitated head were dumped.

Thelma says she had to flee to the capital Yaoundé, because separatists have also been threatening her.

“It’s been five years since my mother was killed, but the pain is still there. And we have been living from hand to mouth; life has really been tough on us,” she said.

Clarise, 35, tells a similar story of pain, anguish and survival. In a 2020 raid in Kumbo in Cameroon’s Northwest region, the military set her home ablaze.

“It was about 1 a.m.I was sleeping with my twin kids, and then I heard gunshots. Before I could do anything, the house was on fire. I held the two children in my arms and went through the backdoor, but met a soldier-his gun pointed at me. I thought that was the end. Maybe he was moved by the sight of my babes. He motioned me to escape into the bush. I trekked for hours in the bush and finally got to the road and then took a cab to Bamenda, but Bamenda wasn’t quite safe either and so I took the bus to Yaounde.”

The twins, now six years old, were also a consequence of the war. Clarisse says in 2017, four masked men raped her, and the result was the pregnancy.

“So I don’t know, and probably will never know the biological father of these children,” she said.

“Some people advised me to abort the pregnancy, but I am Catholic. My religion teaches me that children are a gift from God .Although it was a very painful experience, I still thank God for giving me these children. They are my solace,” she told CWR.

The separatist conflict, which began in 2016, has its roots in Cameroon’s colonial history. Initially colonized by Germany after the 1884 Berlin Conference partitioned Africa, Cameroon was later divided between Britain and France following Germany’s defeat in World War I. France was allocated 80% of the territory (French Cameroon), while Britain administered the remaining 20% (British Southern Cameroons) as part of Nigeria.

In 1961, British Southern Cameroons joined French Cameroon to form a bilingual federal republic. However, in 1972, the country was transformed into a unitary state, leading to feelings of marginalization among the Anglophone regions (Northwest and Southwest).

Anglophones have since faced economic, cultural, and political exclusion, prompting calls for federalism or secession. It’s become a major threat to the unity of the Central African country. Besides the military response, the government also convened what it called a Major National Dialogue in 2019 in efforts to resolve the conflict.

The dialogue amongst other issues proposed the adoption of what it called “a special status” for the two English-speaking regions, the restoration of the House of Traditional Chiefs, the election of local governors, the immediate relaunch of certain airport and seaport projects in the two regions, and the rapid integration of ex-combatants into society.”

The Archbishop Emeritus of Bamenda, His Grace Cornelius Fontem Esua, told CWR that what the government organized in his view was a monologue.

“A dialogue was supposed to bring together the main protagonists of the war to the table. We, the Bishops of the Bamenda Ecclesiastical Province (which covers the Northwest and Southwest Regions) had insisted that separatists both at home and abroad including imprisoned separatist leaders should be present. This was not done,” he said.

During their Annual Seminar in Buea, the Episcopal Conference of Cameroon reiterated the need for frank and sincere dialogue.

“Is it not time for the political class to sit down in humility and engage in calm dialogue, mindful of its responsibility to lead our people, our country, towards happiness, which requires justice, forgiveness, reconciliation?” they queried.

“True peace does not come from graveyards, but from reconciliation. The Church proclaims the gospel of peace and thus, invites her sons and daughters to dialogue as a contribution to peace,” they urged.

Source: World Catholic Report

5, February 2025

Martin Mbarga Nguele says new National ID system to be out soonest ⁰

Martin Mbarga Nguele, Delegate General for National Security (DGSN), announced late last week that Cameroon’s new secure identification system will launch “in the coming days,” starting with online pre-enrollment on February 17, 2025.

Speaking at a New Year’s greeting ceremony with his staff in Yaounde, Nguele said the rollout would follow “a progressive schedule.” Physical enrollments at identification offices in all regional capitals will begin on February 24, with national identity cards (CNIs) issued “within a maximum of 48 hours,” he assured, suggesting some applicants might receive them sooner.

This launch follows a setback in 2024. During last year’s ceremony, Nguele announced the new system, authorized by President Paul Biya, would be operational that year. However, it did not materialize, with no official explanation given.

The new system aims to address chronic delays and shortages in CNI issuance. The official timeframe is three months, but some Cameroonians have waited one to four years. Many hold temporary receipts, repeatedly extended. Nguele said processing and production of CNIs in the new format are underway for those with receipts under the old system, provided their records are in order. They should receive their cards by Feb. 17, 2026.

The government contracted the German-Portuguese consortium INCM-Augentic to produce CNIs within 24 hours. An agreement, signed on May 13, 2024, in Yaounde between the DGSN and the consortium, covers financing, concession, development, deployment, and operation of the new system. Fully funded by Augentic, the project includes constructing 68 ultra-modern multifunctional centers across Cameroon’s 10 regions and 58 departments, and renovating 219 existing identification offices.

Nguele also addressed multiple identity problems. On Jan. 10, he launched an operation to resolve these issues, particularly for those with dual identities or lineage discrepancies, inviting affected citizens to submit requests to regional National Security Department delegations. He specified that double identity or fraud cases are handled at the DGSN’s regional delegations and processed by an interministerial committee. Once records are regularized, these citizens can enroll in the new system starting Feb. 17 to receive their CNI in the new format, based on a consolidated identity record.

Source: Sbbc

4, February 2025

Bamenda: Anger erupts over death of Caterpillar driver killed by Amba fighters ⁰

The death of a Caterpillar driver in Bamenda, the chief city in the North West region has provoked widespread outrage from road construction workers.

Road maintainers in Anglophone Cameroon have a record of unsafe conditions with several reported deaths in the past few years.

The horrific death of the Caterpillar driver in Bamenda has devastated many involved in the so-called reconstruction of Southern Cameroons.

He was killed instantly in Small Mankon by unidentified gunmen while he was working on the site of a collapsed bridge. The circumstances of the attack remain unclear, and no authority has commented on the tragedy.

The attack highlights once again the precarious situation in English speaking Cameroon, where violence continues to disrupt the daily lives of citizens.

By Fon Lawrence

4, February 2025

IMF pushes for reform of Cameroon’s investment incentive law ⁰

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not satisfied with how Cameroon has implemented its 2013 law on investment incentives. In a statement released on January 30 announcing an agreement with the Cameroonian government on the latest review of their ongoing economic and financial program, the institution called for a revision of the law. This legislation grants tax and customs exemptions to investors for periods ranging from five to ten years.

“There have been delays in the implementation of the structural reform agenda. To attain the ambitious objectives of the national development strategy (SND30), the authorities are encouraged to complete important measures set out in the program concerning governance in the extractive industry sector, the business climate, SOE reform, and public financial management. Specifically, the mission urged the authorities to advance long-pending work on the SONARA restructuring plan and revise the 2013 law to streamline investment incentives,” the IMF said.

In other words, from the IMF’s perspective, the 2013 investment incentives law, which has been in effect since 2014 and was already revised once in 2017, is not delivering the expected results. This is particularly relevant as the government is increasingly focused on boosting tax and customs revenue to meet growing financial needs.

IMF and Business Leaders Aligned

The IMF is not alone in criticizing how the 2013 law has been implemented. Business leaders in Cameroon have also raised concerns. “Investment incentives in Cameroon need a complete overhaul. Since the law was enacted in April 2013, the government has introduced new policies and reforms affecting investment. As a result, several provisions in the regulatory framework have become outdated and are now misaligned with current government priorities,” said Célestin Tawamba, President of the Cameroon Employers’ Association (GECAM), on September 18, 2024, in Douala during the annual economic meeting of the business community.

Tawamba specifically pointed out the excessive and unjustified duration of the installation (five to seven years) and operational (up to ten years) phases, during which companies benefit from tax and customs exemptions under this law. “These extended periods allow some companies to use these benefits for purposes other than their declared investment plans or to continue enjoying installation-phase advantages even when they have already moved into full operation,” he explained.

Tawamba criticized the unclear eligibility criteria, which “create room for arbitrary decisions and do not ensure fair treatment of applications.” He also noted that the law does not take into account the unique needs of remote regions, which is crucial for balanced regional development in line with the country’s decentralization efforts. Moreover, he argued that some provisions fail to achieve the law’s intended objectives, leading to significant revenue losses for the government while increasing the tax burden on existing businesses that have to compensate for the shortfall.

More Than CFA113 Billion in Tax Breaks in 2023

Given these issues, the GECAM president stressed the need for a comprehensive reform of the investment incentives law to make it more effective. This is especially important, he argued, since Cameroon granted CFA198 billion in tax and customs incentives, yet the wealth generated from these benefits was only about CFA41 billion, representing just 0.0018% of GDP.

According to a report from the Ministry of Finance on tax expenditures in 2023, the government forfeited CFA113.5 billion in tax and duty revenues that year to support private investment projects. This amount accounted for 25.2% of the total tax expenditures approved by the government in 2023 and equaled 3.1% of the tax and customs revenues collected that year.

To put things into perspective, during a speech at the Africa CEO Forum on February 23, 2023, Marthe Angeline Mindja, the late Director General of the Investment Promotion Agency (API), revealed that API had facilitated the signing of 302 agreements with private sector companies, totaling CFA5.474 trillion in projected investments and an estimated 110,000 direct jobs. “Based on an evaluation of 100 API-approved companies that implemented their projects between 2014 and 2019, actual investments amounted to CFA987 billion, resulting in 12,050 direct jobs created,” she noted.

Source: Business in Cameroon

4, February 2025

Zimbabwe: Cameroonians fined for illegal birth certificates ⁰

Four Cameroonian nationals have been ordered to pay US$400 each in fines after they pleaded guilty of providing false information to obtain Zimbabwean birth certificates.

Christiana Boyembe Dumba (39), Emile MuyaMuya (23), Tegha Marvel Ngei (28) and Yvette KumNnam (24) pleaded guilty before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo of contravening the Births and Deaths Registration Act.

The ruling was delivered after submissions from both the State represented by Nomsa Kangara and the Cameroonians’ defence lawyer Tinashe Mbale.

In mitigation, Mbale argued that the court should consider a fine as an appropriate penalty, emphasising that the quartet had already spent five months in remand prison.

He highlighted that two of his clients were recent graduates while the others were a nurse and a teacher.

In aggravation, prosecutor Kangara argued that the crime posed a serious threat to national security.

She further argued that the four’s real intentions for acquiring the fraudulent identification documents remained unclear.

Kangara further stated that such offences undermine trust in government institutions and can compromise the accuracy of national data, potentially affecting the effectiveness of government programmes.

The court established that in August 2024, the four conspired to fraudulently obtain Zimbabwean identification documents, including birth certificates.

They sought the assistance of Tawanda Waniwa, an employee at the Registrar General’s Department at the Mount Darwin branch.

Waniwa facilitated the issuance of the fraudulent birth certificates.

Dumba claimed that her name was Christiana Mhereyenyoka, born in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.

She provided her place of residence as Arcadia village, Mt Darwin Scheme and said her mother was Mwaiyadi Chipo of the same village.

MuyaMuya falsely stated that his name was Emile Chingwaru and claimed to be Zimbabwean by birth.

He listed his birthplace was Makonde, Mount Darwin and his place of residence as Matare village, under Chief Magonde in Mount Darwin.

Ngei claimed that her name was Marvel Chimbwanda, born in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe, Zimbabwe. She alleged that her place of residence was Village 2, Huyuyu Extension, Mutoko and named her mother as Grace Chimbwanda.

KumNnam stated that her name was Yvette Maini, born at Nembire Clinic, Mt Darwin.

She claimed to reside at 371 New Pfura Location in Mt Darwin.

Between August 27, 2024 and September 4, 2024, the accused obtained fraudulent birth certificates bearing false Zimbabwean names and details.

The fraudulent birth certificates and national identity cards were recovered and submitted as evidence in court.

Last year, the accused were found guilty of entering Zimbabwe without permits and using fraudulently obtained passports by a Beitbridge court.

They were warned, discharged and ordered to be deported by the relevant authority.

Source: Newsday

4, February 2025

Yaoundé: Journalist Martinez Zogo murder trial suspended again ⁰

The trial of murdered radio host Martinez Zogo has been postponed to February 24 by the Yaoundé Military Tribunal, following the hearing yesterday. The delay allows the Centre Court of Appeal to rule on legal challenges filed by both the prosecution and the defense. The appellate court hearing is scheduled for February 20, though some observers note that this date is only indicative. Given the court’s heavy caseload, a ruling may not be issued that day, which could further delay proceedings at the military tribunal. The continuation of the trial hinges on the appeal court’s decision.

Defense lawyers filed appeals to contest the military tribunal’s rulings from November 11, 2024. The panel of judges, led by Colonel Jacques Baudouin Missè Njonè, had dismissed all objections raised by the defense, which argued that the rights of the accused had been violated during the preliminary investigation and judicial inquiry.

Attorneys representing businessman Jean Pierre Amougou Belinga and Léopold Maxime Eko Eko, the former head of Cameroon’s General Directorate for External Research (DGRE), are seeking to have their clients released so they can stand trial as free men. Other lawyers are challenging the reclassification of charges against their clients, arguing that it is premature at this stage of the trial.

Meanwhile, the DGRE, whose 12 agents are implicated in Martinez Zogo’s murder, is attempting to avoid civil liability. The military tribunal has denied the intelligence agency’s request to be recognized as a victim in the case and has instead placed it among the accused— a decision fiercely contested by the DGRE’s legal team.

This is the second time the Court of Appeal has been called upon in this case. In July, defense lawyers had petitioned the court to compel the military tribunal to provide them with copies of the investigation file. The tribunal had ruled that lawyers could only consult the documents on-site, without taking them away. The appellate court sided with the military tribunal, prompting some lawyers to escalate the matter to the Supreme Court.

Source: Sbbc

2, February 2025

CPDM Crime Syndicate: Senator Tchuetchue dies after health battle with undisclosed illness ⁰

CPDM Senator for the Bamboutos constituency in the West Region who also moonlighted as the traditional ruler for Bati has died after a brief illness. The CPDM Central Committee said that hearts were broken to experience numerous deaths so soon within the ruling party.

Senator Tchuetchue Mbokouoko’s death creates a casual vacancy in the Senate that will be filled by the ruling party.

The Secretary General of the CPDM Central Committee was quoted as saying that his heart is “broken” by the news.

Senator Tchuetchue had a long career behind the scenes of the CPDM party enriching himself at the detriment of his people before being elected to represent Bamboutos at the 2023 senatorial election.

By Fon Lawrence

31, January 2025

Justice Minister Laurent Esso is being treated for cancer in India ⁰

Cameroon Intelligence Report sources deep inside the Unity Palace believe the Minister of Justice Laurent Esso is being treated for cancer in India.

Laurent Esso is in very ill-health and is receiving treatment for cancer, according to three of our Etoudi informants.

“Esso is very sick… and he’s going to die soon,” an aide from the office of the Minister-Secretary General at the Presidency of the Republic told Cameroon Intelligence Report.

Additional sources from the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court of Cameroon also claimed to have access to a comprehensive assessment of Minister Laurent Esso’s health.

Cameroon Intelligence Report assessments also suggest that Esso’s family took the India option because it is cheaper after the presidency blatantly refused him an air ambulance to France.

One of our top informants in the nation’s capital Yaoundé said Laurent Esso’s power like his boss President Biya is strong but no longer absolute.

“The nasty treatment dished out to Laurent Esso at the Nsimalen International Airport is an indication that the end is near for the Biya regime” our source furthered.

Minister Laurent Esso’s health has been under close scrutiny after months of speculation that the Biya acolyte has been refused permission to seek treatment abroad.

By Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai