- Washington “follows with interest” Morocco’s openness onto Africa (John Kerry)Posted 11 years ago
- The trial of South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius opened in Pretoria on Monday.Posted 11 years ago
- USA welcomes efforts of King Mohammed VI in MaliPosted 11 years ago
- Egypt’s population reaches 94 millionPosted 11 years ago
- Mugabe celebrates his 90thPosted 11 years ago
- Moroccan Monarch to Build a Perinatal Clinic in BamakoPosted 11 years ago
- King Mohammed VI handed a donation of bovine semen for the benefit of Malian breeders.Posted 11 years ago
- Moroccan King’s strategic tour to Africa: Strengthening the will of pan African Solidarity and stimulating the south-south cooperation mechanisms over the continentPosted 12 years ago
- Senior al-Qaida leader killed in AlgeriaPosted 12 years ago
- Libya: The trial of former Prime Minister al-Baghdadi AliPosted 12 years ago
Cameroon: police and intelligence chiefs dismissed
and replaced by the current country’s ambassador in Spain, Mbarga Nguele Martin, previously appointed in this position in the 80s. He also sacked the head of the General Delegation of External Research (DGRE, intelligence), Bienvenu Obelabout, replaced by the police division commissioner Eko Eko Léopold Maxime.
No comment or detail has been given on the reason of their dismissals, but it seems to be linked to press rumors of alleged coup d’état that had fed the columns of the Cameroonian press. A group of presumed “putschists” wanted to benefit of Mr. Biwa’s visit to France to seize the power. In addition and because of the approach of the presidential election of 2011, security has become a major issue for the president who is running for another presidency mandate.
In the same course, Paul Biya has provided the National Security Council (NSC) by his first permanent secretary in the person of Paul Atanga Nji. This body (CNS), created in January, is responsible for the preparation of regular reports on the internal and external security situation of Cameroon, but also to formulate policy proposals on intelligence estimates and special reports on matters entrusted by the Head of State.