False Agents, Espionage & Trafficking: Why Cameroon is Tightening Rules for NGOs—Expert
False Agents, Espionage & Trafficking: Why Cameroon is Tightening Rules for NGOs—Expert
Yaoundé has issued a 15-day deadline for NGOs to cease using uniforms resembling those of the UN or armed forces, under threat of prosecution, according to a statement from the Ministry of Territorial Administration.
"The misuse of association status usually occurs along three axes," Cameroonian political analyst Charly Kengne told Sputnik Africa.
According to the speaker, these axes include:
🟠Espionage, where entities map the disposition, personnel, and patrol routes of armed forces under the guise of humanitarian assessments to aid irregular armed groups.
🟠Trafficking, where humanitarian convoys exploit privileged movement to transport weapons, ammunition, fuel, or exfiltrate wanted individuals.
🟠Money laundering, as association status facilitates the opening of accounts to receive foreign funds.
Joint security forces in Cameroon previously intercepted humanitarian vehicles carrying night vision glasses, AK-47s, and injured separatist fighters, Kengne noted.
He also recalled that during the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, reportedly delivered weapons and ammunition to rebel groups using vehicles marked as the UN.
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