Cameroon’s tax chief who stood up to the fiscal mafia

Modeste Mopa Fatoing, the former director general of taxes in Cameroon, is at the heart of a story about challenging what has been described as the fiscal mafia. His confrontation with powerful interests has brought to light issues of corruption and accountability in the country’s tax administration. Figures such as Louis Paul Motaze, Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga, and Martinez Zogo are also cited in connection with this case.