Cameroonian army now has 35 generals

The number of Cameroonian army generals has increased thanks to the decrees signed August 13, 2015 by the President of the Republic, Paul Biya. There are now 35 senior officers that lead national defense forces.

There were only 30 before the acts adopted on Thursday afternoon. The new generals are Dobekreo, Simon Ezo'o Mvondo, Jacob Kodji, Frédéric Djonkep and Valère Nka who complete a list already constituted of senior officers active or reserve in the Republic.

The last mentioned category is the second section of the general officers reserved. These are retired army officers that no longer intervene in cases of great necessity. These are Army General Peter Semengue, Army Corps General John Nganso Sunji and Oumaroudjam Yaya and Major General James Tabe Tataw.

Our colleagues in the daily Le Jour in their Friday edition noted that this new wave of promotions to the rank comes after the largest in 2011. "This is the largest wave of promotion of officers in the Cameroonian army with a dozen colonels and captains appointed on the same day. It is this promotion that made Major General Martin Tumenta Chomu, General Air Commodore John Calvin Momha, Brigadier Hypolite Ebaka, General Daniel Njock Elokobi, Brigadier General Mahamat Ahmed, Brigadier General Mohamadou Hamadiko, the rear-Admiral Jean Mendoua, Admiral Joseph Fouda, the rear-Admiral Jean-Pierre Nsola and rear-Admiral Pierre Njine Djonkam. Between 2011 and 2015, a total of 16 senior officers who are connected in rank have become generals or admirals."

The general list of the Cameroonian army Generals

1- General of army Corps, Rene Claude Meka, Chief of Staff of the Armed

2 Major General Laurent-Claude Angouan'd

3 General of division Ivo Desancio Yenwo

4 Major General Simon-Pierre Dagafounangsou

5-Major General Isidore Obama

6-General of Division Baba Souley, Chief of Staff of the Army

7-General of Division Camille Nkoa Atenga, Comptroller General of the Armies

8-General of division Benedict Asso'o Emane

9 General Jean-René Youmba

10-Major General Pierre Samobo

11-Major General Philippe Mpay

12-Major General Martin Tumenta Chomu

13-Vice Admiral William Ngouah Ngally, Inspector General of the Armed

14. Major General Saly Mohamadou

15- General Hector Marie Tchemo division

16-Major General Isaiah Ngambou

17 Aerial Brigadier-General John Calvin Momha, Chief of Staff of the Air Force

18-General Air Commodore Emmanuel Amougou

19-Brigadier Hypolite Ebaka

20-Brigadier General Daniel Njock Elokobi

21-Brigadier Doualla Massango

22-Brigadier General Ahmad Mahamat

23-Rear Admiral Jean Mendoua, Chief of Staff of the army navy

24-Rear Admiral Joseph Fouda

25-Rear Admiral Jean-Pierre Nsola

26-Rear Admiral Peter Njine Djonkam

27- Brigadier General Buba Dobekreo

28- Brigadier Simon Ezo'o Mvondo

29- Brigadier General Jacob Kodji

30- Brigadier General Frederick Djonkep

31- Brigadier Valere Nka

Second section of the general officers reserved

1-Army General Peter Semengue

2-General corps Nganso Sunji

3-General corps Oumaroudjam Yaya

4-Major General James Tabe Tataw