Cameroon murder scandal will expose state fault lines

Significance

Zogo had recently exposed details of state corruption, citing incriminating documents implicating prominent political figures, government ministers and Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga, a major media baron with close ties to many high-ranking government officials. Belinga has subsequently been arrested on suspicion of orchestrating the crime.

Impacts

• The clan wars around the Biya succession question may intensify.
• The investigations could boost hawkish government voices on the Anglophone conflict, as many of those investigated favoured negotiations.
• Zogo’s assassination might prompt a major cabinet shake-up.