Money laundering in French real estate

Money laundering in French real estate

French real estate attracts dirty money from all over the world. By matching government datasets available online, our cross-border team of journalists uncovered…

Emmanuel 13 January 2023
Israeli mercenaries in Cameroon

Israeli mercenaries in Cameroon

Over the past two decades, Israeli mercenaries have been training the BIR, an elite unit of the Cameroonian army. Their names were mostly kept secret. The BIR are…

Emmanuel 29 June 2020
Systematic torture in an army basement in Yaoundé, Cameroon

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…

Emmanuel 7 May 2019
36 Years of Rocky ‘Stability’ in Paul Biya’s Cameroon

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…

Emmanuel 4 October 2018