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Inner circles | Cameroon
General Meka contends with rival army command structures

Cameroonian Chief of Defence Staff Major General Meka Rene-Claude © PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP

The octogenarian head of the Cameroonian armed forces, Rene Claude Meka, has held sway for two decades over an army high command which has been nurturing careers far from the theatres of operation. Although he remains unmoveable, he has to contend with rival command structures, particularly the Israeli-controlled Rapid Intervention Battalion. [...]

Published on 25/11/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 5 minutes Antoine Rolland

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