“Warning Ignored: U.S. Cable Revealed Sanctions Threat to Biya Regime Over Corruption”
By Jennifer McChriston | Investigative Correspondent Yaoundé, April 2009 — A Diplomatic Ultimatum Buried by Time. In the spring of 2009, behind the closed doors of the U.S. Embassy in Yaoundé, a stark warning was delivered to the inner circle of President Paul Biya: Clean up the rampant corruption at the highest levels of government—or