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Paul BIYA Announces Measures to Reinforce the Fight in 2025.

The Head of State President Paul BIYA in his address to the nation on December 31, 2024 reiterated the need to reinforce measures and sanctions against corruption in 2025.

Over the years, the fight against corruption has been a major preoccupation of the Head of State in his end of year addressed to the Nation.

In his traditional end of year message on December 31, 2024, President Paul BIYA kept to the status quo when he cautioned against misappropriation of public funds and underlined the essential need for good governance in the realisation of development projects in the country. The heads of State promised severe sanctions on those found guilty of corruption and misappropriation of public funds. As he put it «.Improving governance also means stepping up the fight against corruption and misappropriation of public funds. This ensures legal protection for private investment and land tenure security, where abuses have been noted. Let me assure you of one thing: appropriate sanctions will be meted out on those found guilty of such offences». Read more “Good Governance and the Fight against Corruption.”

             Cameroonian youths have been challenged to shape a corruption -free -future  as the country joined to observe the 21^st International Anti-Corruption Day.

Corruption stakeholders in Cameroon converged on Bafoussam, chief town of the West Region, on November 9, 2024 to commemorate the 21^st International Anti-Corruption Day observed under the theme, “Uniting with Youth against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow’s Integrity”.

The event was marked by a sensitisation walk and a three-day training workshop for Heads of Anti-Corruption Units in government ministries, public enterprises and local councils, on methods and tools in the fight against corruption.

 The Governor of the West Region, AWAH FONKA Augustine, chaired the manifestations in the presence of the Chairman of CONAC, Rev Dr Dieudonné MASSI GAMS. Read more “CONAC Challenges Youth as Cameroon Commemorate International Anti-Corruption Day”

Six arrested and several others to face judicial and administrative sanctions as CONAC concluded investigations in weeklong Anti-Corruption Clinic in the North Region.

The Cameroon National Anti-Corruption Commission, CONAC recently arrested six persons caught red handed in acts of corruption in the North Region, during an operation baptized ‘‘Anti-corruption Clinic’’ which spanned from November 18 to 22, 2024.

The arrests were carried out by separate teams of investigators dispatched to localities such as Pitoa, Guider, Fugil, Touboro and Garoua, the regional capital, where the Commission set up a temporary office.

The culprits are answering charges of corruption, and embezzlement of public funds, notably school registration fees and minimum package, usurpation of title of CONAC staff and use of fake academic certificate, amongst others. Read more “CONAC’s 5thANTI-CORRUPTION CLINIC RAIDS NORTH REGION”

The National anti- Corruption of Cameroon, CONAC , on Tuesday, October 22, 202, launched a nationwide campaign against the use of fake certificates. The campaign targets students who resort to the fabrication of fake certificates to gain recruitment especially into the public service. Messages on the implications, in the use of fake certificates, which has become a major preoccupation in recruitments into the public service, in the country, were popularised.

Launching the campaign at the University of Yaounde 1, the Chairman of CONAC, Rev Dr Dieudonné, MASSI GAMS said students must strive for excellence and uphold integrity. He called on them to be active in the fight against corruption in the country in order to guarantee a better future. Read more “CONAC AT WAR WITH FAKE CERTICATES AT THE START OF THE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR”

The State of Cameroon lost over FCFA 114 billion to corruption in 2023 as the  Special Criminal Court and the National Debt Recovery Agency make their first prints in the Annual Report.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission of Cameroon, CONAC, has reported the State of Cameroon lostover FCFA 114 billion to corruption in 2023. The Chairman of CONAC, Rev. Dr Dieudonné MASSI GAMS made the revelation on Thursday, September 26, 2024, in Yaounde, as he presented the Cameroon’s 2023 Anti-Corruption Status Report, in a ceremony attended by Members of Government, Heads of Diplomatic Missions, Judicial Authorities, Members of Parliament, Anti-Corruption Stakeholders and Civil Society Advocates.

The Report presents activities carried out by the National Anti-Corruption Commission as well as other control Institutions, the judiciary, government ministries, public and private institutions including local councils in the fight against corruption within the year under review. Read more “CONAC UNVEILS THE CAMEROON’S 2023 ANTI-CORRUPTION STATUS REPORT”

The National Anti –Corruption Commission, CONAC, from August 19 to 25, 2024, carried out avast campaign to ensure a corruption free2024/2025 School Year. The campaign was intended to curb bribery, extortion, abuse of function, favouritism, embezzlement of funds and other forms of corruption and injustices common within the start of a new school year  as school authoritiesindulge into the sale of places for the admission of students, the collection of undue payments and misappropriation of Parent Teachers’ Association fund.

While officially launching the Campaign on Tuesday August 20, 2024 in Akonolinga, in the Nyong and Nfoumou Division in the Centre Region,Rev Dr. Dieudonné MASI GAMS, Chairman of CONAC, called on the education community to shun and denounce corruption to the National Anti -Corruption Commission.He further visited some schools and education offices in the localities of Akonolinga and Ayos, where he spoke to officials and handed them anti corruption documents bearing messages of the campaign Read more “2024/2025 School Year: CONAC for a Corruption Free Schools Re-opening.”

CONAC celebrated this event in Bertoua from the 9^th to the 11^th of July, 2024 by organising a training seminar and an awareness-raising march.

This training seminar was organised on the theme: ‘Effective Whistleblower Protection Mechanism: A Critical Tool in the Fight Against Corruption’, in the Conference Room of the Bertoua Urban Council. The seminar brought together participants from 81 public and semi-public institutions and 26 devolved services consisting of chairpersons and members of anti-corruption units as well as focal points in Delegations, Regional Branches and Agencies of public services in the East. Participants shared experiences and acquired lessons on three themes: ‘the fight against corruption in public procurement in Cameroon’, ‘the protection of whistleblowers in the fight against corruption in Cameroon’ and ‘leadership for behavioural change. Read more “8th African Anti-Corruption Day. Protecting whistleblowers: the focus of our activities.”

Primary school athletes and their coaches were sensitised on the fight against corruption. An Integrity Quiz was also organised, with all ten regions of Cameroon taking part.

The finals of the National Federation of School Sports, League B games for primary school pupils were held in Bafoussam, capital city of the West Region, from the 8^th to 13^th of June 2024 Read more “17th edition of FENASSCO B, Bafoussam 2024. CONAC introduces children to the fight against corruption.”

The National Anti-Corruption Commission of Cameroon, CONAC, has signed collaboration agreements with some22 community radio stations drawn from the ten Regions of the country, to produce and broadcast anti-corruption messages and programmes in national languages.

            The agreements were signed on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at the CONAC’s Head Office in Yaounde, in the presence of the Chairman of CONAC, Rev. Dr.Dieudonné MASSI GAMS and promoters of Community Radio Stations selected for the first phase of the project to broadcast anti-corruption program and report onactivities carried out by CONAC, using indigenous languages. Read more “CONAC Engages Community Radio Stations to Fight Corruption”

The National Anti-Corruption Commission commemorated the International Labour Day, for the second time since its inception. The event was a time for reflection and celebration.

CONAC staff celebrated the 138^th International Labour Day in style, on the theme: “Constructive social dialogue, vector of decent work and social progress”. Prior to the celebrations, CONAC employees gathered on the 30^th of April 2024, for a conference on the concept of ‘Decent Work’. This conference was attended by the Chairman of CONAC, Rev. Dr Dieudonné MASSI GAMS, and the Vice-Chairman, Prof. François ANOUKAHA. Read more “The 138th International Labour Day : CONAC discusses decent work”