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Cameroonian court speeds up 'fake diplomat' investigation

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On 5 May a hearing is take place in the case involving the allegedly fraudulent attribution of diplomatic status for monetary gain, which is estimated to have cost the Cameroonian treasury nearly €6m. Investigators are particularly interested in how football star Samuel Eto'o's name was used.

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Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, in Tan-Tan, Morocco, in May 2024.
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Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 26 June 2020.
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Anita Among, speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, in Kampala on 2 May 2023.
Algeria Change at top of DGSI counter-espionage bureau Mali Azawad Liberation Front to tour priority West African capitals

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Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, in Tan-Tan, Morocco, in May 2024.
Spotlight | Morocco Rabat working hard to attract kamikaze drone industry DRC Excluded candidate calls in FIFA over election of football federation head Madagascar Employers' network and French CEOs to talk tourism revamp The New Guard | Africa Namibia, Nigeria, Mali Ivory Coast Air Côte d'Ivoire to spruce up fleet
Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 26 June 2020.
Morocco Californian giant Uber tests the waters in Western Sahara Cameroon Consulting firm A2S International promotes national infrastructure projects East Africa The turbulent selection process for East African Development Bank's future boss Uganda Anita Among, a $600,000 Rolls and bridges burned with Museveni clan
Anita Among, speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, in Kampala on 2 May 2023.
Algeria Change at top of DGSI counter-espionage bureau Mali Azawad Liberation Front to tour priority West African capitals

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