The Africa sales representatives of the world's leading biometrics groups have been glued to developments in Cameroon for the past few weeks. The Yaoundé government plans to open bids for a major biometrics ID contract in the coming months. The General Delegation of National Security (GDNS) boss, police chief Martin Mbarga Nguelé, and his secretary general, Dominique Baya, launched a call for expressions of interest to create a €100m 10-year licence to produce the country's identity cards. On our