Cameroon
nation state
| Cameroon link | |
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| Location | West Africa, Africa |
| Type | nation state |
| West African state | |
Cameroon is a nation state in West Africa.
Run by five men
A 2022 article in Declassified UK said that
British diplomats believe Cameroon, a country with 27 million inhabitants, is run by just five men and that there is "extensive corruption." Whitehall is offering considerable support to Biya’s regime. One recent UK operation, codenamed ODYSSEAN, saw a British special forces officer draft a 'crisis management' doctrine for Cameroon's president.
As well as supporting Cameroon's intelligence agency, Britain works with the regime's special forces. 'The main focus of UK capacity building in Cameroon' is on the Bataillon d’Intervention Rapide (BIR), or Rapid Intervention Battalion, the documents show. This is a well-armed elite force of 10,000 men. They are accused of torture, executing women and children, and burning down a village. French, US and Israeli support for the BIR is well known, whereas Britain's role has remained largely hidden.[1]
Bugging
Katherine Gun exposed the bugging of Cameroon's United Nations office when it was on the UN Security Council.
