Army Staff : Modern Command Post Inaugurated

Cameroon’s Army Staff now has a modern three-storey complex that will improve working conditions and make the land forces more operational in their different missions.  The Staff of the Land Force is commanded by Major General Baba Souley.
The Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Joseph Beti Assomo inaugurated the structure that covers 885 metres square in down town in Yaounde on July 22, 2019.  Constructed within 24 months, the building has 42 offices, two meeting halls, a lift, among others. Security and environmental norms also said to have been respected. Speaking as he chaired the ceremony, Minister Beti Assomo recalled the security challenges coming from outside and internal ones facing Cameroon. On external challenges, he cited the war against Boko Haram, participation of Cameroonian forces in the MINUSCA peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, piracy in the Bakassi zone. Internal security challenges include the socio-political upheavals in the North West and South West Regions, hostage takings in the Ada...