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…
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…
Quebec's real estate, new hotspot for the wealth of Africa’s rulers?
Politically-exposed Africans and their friends invested a total of $26 million in Québec's real estate since 2000. We uncovered investments by a dozen individuals…
Poverty on top of gold, the World Bank project in Liberia
The World Bank invested $19 millions in an industrial gold mine in Liberia, in the hope of contributing to development. But it only brought poverty and pollution. The…
A costly lunch with the president's son
It's rare to get a glimpse into how companies and corrupt officials negotiate bribery deals. Documents provided by one of the people involved in such a deal,…
Virtual mining in Cameroon: corruption, failure and profits
In Cameroon, most mining project fail, yet some individuals make millions. This investigation into 'virtual mining' exposed a number of corrupt practices by officials,…