Investigations into the Ebola response in DRC
I did a series of article on the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The hardest-hitting investigation I did on the Ebola response revealed kickbacks…
Systematic torture in an army basement in Yaoundé, Cameroon
About a hundred people were tortured by security forces in Cameroon's capital, Yaoundé. In an article for African Arguments, I revealed that detainees were systematically…
The lost Ebola blood
Where are the samples extracted from patients during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa? To investigate this, I did nearly a hundred freedom of information…
36 Years of Rocky ‘Stability’ in Paul Biya’s Cameroon
Paul Biya, the president of Cameroon has managed to stay in power for 36 years - and it's no easy feat. In an article for the World Politics Review, I look at the…
Anatomy of a Killing in Cameroon
A movie shot on a phone went viral last July. It shows two women, a little girl and a baby escorted by several soldiers. The soldiers smack a women in the face.…
From farmers to fighters - an anglophone armed group
I spent a week with an armed group called the Ambazonia Defense Forces (ADF). Since October 2017, this group has been fighting against the Cameroonian army army…
Burning Cameroon: Images you're not meant to see
Since October 2017, over 180,000 people were displaced by the conflict between anglophone separatists and the Cameroonian army. Cameroon’s security forces have…
Paul Biya, Cameroon’s Roaming President
Cameroonian president Paul Biya has long been known for his travels abroad for private business. With two Cameroonian journalists we calculated just how much time…
Special mention by Frontline Club for my article on conflict minerals
The Frontline Club gave a Special Mention to my article on the hidden cost of conflict minerals for IRIN. I also wrote a follow up to this article that reveals how…
The Mines Minister, his wife and the Australian company Sundance resources
(Published in French in Le Monde Afrique) In a Yaoundé notary's office in 2007, a handful of people gathered to close a deal worth over 10 million…