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Célestin Tawamba seeks arbitration in Yaoundé land dispute

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Célestin Tawamba seeks arbitration in Yaoundé land disputeMinette Lontsie · CC BY-SA 4.0

Business leaders’ chief Célestin Tawamba has approached the Prime Minister, asking him to arbitrate in a land dispute with Baboke in Yaoundé. Actu Cameroun reports the move, without giving details of the land or the parties’ arguments.

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