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CONAC Mobilises Commercial Motor Taxi Riders in Garoua Against Corruption

Some 100 commercial motor taxi riders in Garoua, in the North Region, have pledged to join the fight against corruption as the National Anti-Corruption Commission, CONAC, continues to engage various stakeholders in the fight against corruption.

The Bikers took the engagement after staging a motorised caravan across major streets of the North Regional Capital in commemoration of the 9^th edition of the African Ant-Corruption Day, observed on Friday. July 11, 2025.

Ben Ousmane Aboubaker, President of the Syndicate of Motor Taxi Riders in Garoua, assured CONAC’s Chairman Rev. Dr. Dieudonné MASSI GAMS during a ceremony that followed the caravan, of their determination to break the corruption chain by denouncing all acts of corruption to the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Read more “9th AFRICAN ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY”

                        Heads of Anti-Corruption Units Drilled

Heads of Anti-Corruption Units drawn from state Institutions across the country have been empowered on best practices to combat corruption as the National Anti-corruption Commission, CONAC, seeks to eradicate corruption in the public service.

This was during a workshop organised in Garoua, in the North Region, on July 9 and 10, 2025, in prelude to the celebration of the African Anti-Corruption Day, observed on July 11 each year. Read more “AFRICAN ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY 2025”

Newly appointed members of the Coordination Committee of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, CONAC, were on Friday, June 27, 2025, sworn in at the Supreme Court in Yaounde, by the President of the Judicial Bench of the Supreme Court, Joseph FONKWE FONGANG, in the presence of members of Government, the diplomatic Corps and family members.

The two women and five men appointed by Presidential Decree on the 19^th of May, 2025, took the oath office with a promise to work relentlessly in a bid to reinforce the fight against corruption in Cameroon. Read more “CONAC New Coordination Committee Members Sworn in”

Five persons have been arrested and detained in Ngaoundere for corruption related charges following operations carried out by an Anti-corruption Clinic launched by the National Anti-corruption Commission of Cameroon, CONAC.

 The culprits were caught in flagrante delicto of corruption in services such as the Manwi weigh station, the Chabbal toll gate, the Ngaoundere Urban Council and Afriland Bank.

They have been charged with different acts of corruption such embezzlement of state funds, Impersonation, bank account fraud, favouritism and abuse of function.

Several other investigations were concluded by CONAC and the files sent to the judicial authorities in the Adamawa Region for appropriate legal sanctions. Read more “Five Arrested as CONAC’s Anti-Corruption Clinic Raided Ngaoundere”

1. Group picture of Heads of ACAs at the Cape Town Conference.

Delegates from some 23 Anti-Corruption Agencies (ACAs), from 20 African countries, members of the Commonwealth, will next year converge on Yaounde for their annual meeting. The decision was taken on May 9, 2025, in Cape Town, South Africa at the end of the 15^th Commonwealth Regional Conference of the Association of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa (AAACoA).

The Chairman of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (CONAC) of Cameroon, Rev. Dr. Dieudonné MASSI GAMS, who led CONAC’s delegation to the Conference, was elated by the choice of Cameroon to host next year’s conference. As the current Vice-Chairman of the Association South Africa is the current Chair), he promised heads of ACAs of the readiness of Cameroon to receive its august guests. 

The Cape Town Conference, jointly organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Government of the Republic of South Africa, was placed under the theme “Enhancing an inclusive participation of State and non-State actors to prevent and combat corruption”. Some 200 delegates, including members of the AAACoA, senior South African Government Officials, members of the Diplomatic Corps based in Cape Town, members of relevant international organisations, as well as good governance-focused development partners attended the Conference. Read more “15th Commonwealth Regional Conference of the Association of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa (AAACoA), Cape Town, South Africa, May 5 to 9, 2025.”

CONAC Drills Public on Integrity as over five thousand Athletes and Official converged for the 18^th National Finals of Primary School Games, dubbed FENASSCO League B, in Limbe, from the 12^th to the 17^th of April, 2025.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission of Cameroon, CONAC, launched a sensitisation campaign on integrity during the 18^th Finals of Primary School Games dubbed FENASSCO League B, organised in Limbe, South West Region, from April 12 -17, 2025.

 CONAC used anti- corruption materials such as newsletters, flyers, stickers, and brochures to sensitise the public on the need   for them to uphold integrity and actively participate in the fight against corruption in the country. The Commission also used the occasion to vulgarised its hotline and WhatsApp numbers 1517 and +237 658262682, respectively, meant for public use to denounce corruption.

In the course of the sensitisation on playgrounds, Anti-Graft workers were tipped of irregularities in the organisation of the games. Some coaches complained about apartial application of a decision by the National Bureau of FENASSCO League B, to reintegrate athletes disqualified by the morphology Commission for failing to meet the eligibility criteria. The decision which went contrary to the ethics and rules of FENASSCO League B, sparked criticism anddiscontent from some heads of delegations who saw itas a means to promote fraud and unfair play. Read more “18th National Finals of FENASSCO League B Games, Limbe 2025”

The Chairman of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, CONAC, Rev Dr Dieudoné MASSI GAMS and the General Manager of the Cameroon Radio Television Corporation, CRTV, Charles Ndongo, on Wednesday, March 25, 2025, at the CRTV Production Centrein Mballa 2, inYaounde, signed a partnership agreement for the broadcast of programmes produced by CONAC on CRTV.

The agreement which runs for a period of one year renewable, states that CONAC will produce 16 programmes each month and put them at the disposal of CRTV, 72 hours to broadcast time.

The Programmes include, for the Radio, ‘‘Espace CONAC Magazine’’, a 13 minutes programme in English and French and ‘‘Espace CONAC Alert’’, a 6 minutes mini magazine in English and French. The same programmes feature on television with the addition of ‘‘Espace CONAC Grand Format’’, a 52 minutes bilingual programme. Another major innovation, in the Partnership Agreement, is the broadcast of both ‘‘Espace Conac Magazine’’ and ‘‘Espace CONAC Alert’’in  all ten Regional Stations of the CRTV, with the possibility of relaying the messages in Local Languages. Read more “CONAC and CRTV Close Ranks to Combat Corruption”

Officials of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, CONAC, have expressed discontent over the implementation level of Regional Action Plans, against corruption, set for the 10 regions of the country, after noticing a low performance rate and lack of commitment by some key actors.

Workshops to evaluate the execution of earmarked anti-corruption activities in the regions in 2024 have been holding in regional head quarters, under the coordination of experts from CONAC who together with regional authorities, heads of public and parapublic institutions and civil society activities. The Stakeholders have also been seeking ways to increase public engagement in the fight against corruption in the regions. It is noteworthy that the Regional Plans of Action for 2024, under review, were drawn up by the stakeholders themselves following the PrECIS Model, which requires anti-corruption actions in the domains of Prevention, Education, Condition, Incentive and Sanction. Read more “EVALUATION OF REGIONAL ACTION PLAN AGAINST CORRUPTION: CONAC Engages Stakeholders for a Ruthless Fight.”

Caravans to raise awareness among women crisscrossed the streets of Bankim, Banyo and Mayo Darlé in celebration of the 40th International Women’s Day.

CONAC chose the 5^th of March, 2025, to remind women of their ability to inject fresh impetus into the anti-corruption drive in Cameroon. The campaign was launched by the Chairman of CONAC, Rev Dr Dieudonné MASSI GAMS, and the Sub-Divisional Officer of Mayo Darlé, MOHAMMADOU OUSMANOU, at the Festivity Square in Mayo Banyo, Adamaoua Region, on 5^th March, during the Women’s Week, in the presence of the Mayor of Mayo Darlé, DADDA FATIMATOU ALIOU.

Speaking to the women gathered for the event, the Chairman of CONAC said: “If educating a woman means educating an entire nation, then women’s ownership of the fight against corruption is undoubtedly one of the most effective ways of eradicating this scourge in Cameroon”. Read more “Women and the fight against corruption: CONAC takes women of Mayo Banyo to task”

Students and the Population of Nkongsamba Mobilised Against Corruption as Cameroon Celebrated the 59^th Youth Day

Some Thirteen Secondary School in Nkongsamba now have Integrity Clubs following a campaign carried out in the Chief town of the Moungo Division, Littoral Region from February 5-7, 2025, by the National Anti-Corruption Commission, CONAC.

     The Chairman of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, CONAC, Rev Dr Dieudonné MASSI GAMS, has charged secondary school students in Nkongsamba to be ambassadors of integrity and active participants in the fight against corruption as they aspire to become future leaders in the country. He made the call on Friday, February 7, 2025, during a ceremony organised at the Government High School Nkonsamba as CONAC wrapped up a three-day Integrity Campaign in Secondary Schools in the chief town of the Moungo Division in the Littoral Region, in pomp and pageantry.

     The event brought together students from Secondary Schools across Nkongsamba town for an inter-school completion which was intended to inculcate in the young ones the notion of integrity and an anti-corruption mentality. Read more “CONAC’s INTEGRITY CAMPAIGN”