Cameroon
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh gets his hands on oil refining and transport

Cameroon
SNH's legal affairs exacerbate splits in Biya's entourage

The managing director of Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures, Adolphe Moudiki, and the president's secretary-general, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, have been at loggerheads in recent months. After escaping dismissal in early August, the SNH boss is hoping a trial in the UK will give him the upper hand again.

Cameroon
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh opens fresh negotiations on SONARA refinery rehabilitation

The secretary general at the Cameroonian presidency has in recent weeks opened talks with Portuguese company Cimontubo regarding rehabilitation of Cameroon's only oil refinery.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Macky Sall, Chantal Biya

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

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Cameroon
Boeing and Pratt & Whitney guilty of negligence in fatal 1984 plane fire

Boeing and Pratt & Whitney were sentenced to pay major damages for a 30 August 1984 fire on a plane belonging to state-owned Cameroon Airlines.

Cameroon
The ins and outs of Yaoundé's EITI suspension

Although expected by several NGOs, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative's decision to suspend Cameroon is a blow to the country, a member since 2007.

Cameroon
Savannah uses British diplomacy to pressure the presidency on ExxonMobil shares

COTCO-ExxonMobil: Savannah Energy has found an ally to plead its case to the Cameroonian government in the form of the new British ambassador to Cameroon, Barry Lowen.

Cameroon, Chad
Savannah back in court to plead its case in fight for ExxonMobil's former assets

The oil group is still engaged in a court battle to defend itself against the consequences of the nationalisation imposed by Chad.

Cameroon
SNH boss Adolphe Moudiki calls on Biya for support over Glencore

In an about-turn, the head of Cameroon's Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures has asked President Paul Biya to open a legal investigation after Swiss trader Glencore admitted paying the company's top executives.

Cameroon, Chad
ExxonMobil-Savannah: SNH boss Moudiki ups the ante in letter to Chadian oil minister

The head of Cameroon's Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures sent a scathing letter to Chad's oil minister. Since ExxonMobil's withdrawal from southern Chad, the battle between Savannah Energy and N'Djamena has rekindled a recurring conflict between Cameroon and the Chadian junta.

Cameroon, Chad
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh battles it out with SNH boss Adolphe Moudiki over Savannah Energy affair

The Cameroonian government has been caught up in an internal crisis since the SNH bought a 10% stake in the company running the oil pipeline between Doba and Kribi. In a series of letters seen by African Intelligence, presidency secretary general Ngoh Ngoh and SNH boss Moudiki have been locked in a violent dispute over the operation.