Cameroon’s Supreme Court has ordered that two pending lawsuits involving MT N Cameroon Limited and Bestinver Cameroun SA be moved from courts in Douala to courts in the South Region. The decision, issued in a joint session of the court’s chambers on 28 October 2026, transfers jurisdiction from the Wouri High Court and the Littoral Court of Appeal to the Ntem High Court and the South Court of Appeal respectively.
In ruling No 01/FCR the Supreme Court accepted the transfer requests as justified, instructed the Douala courts to relinquish jurisdiction and held the parties jointly liable for court costs. The lawyers for the two companies – Me Memong Philippe for MT N and Me Njoya for Bestinver – both agreed with the report presented by Justice Sockeng Roger, and the public prosecutor’s conclusions were consistent with that report.
The dispute dates back to 2022 when real‑estate firms linked to businessman Baba Ahmadou Danpullo clashed with South African bank First National Bank. The conflict led Danpullo to launch legal actions against several Cameroonian companies, including MT N. In September 2022 Bestinver group companies secured court‑ordered seizures of funds held in MT N’s bank accounts, a move the telecom operator has repeatedly denied.
On 24 February 2025 the Littoral Court of Appeal ordered the seizure of MT N’s accounts to be lifted; MT N announced the decision on 31 March 2025 and Reuters reported the development. However, the appellate ruling did not resolve all related proceedings, and the cases remained active in Douala.
Media reports in July 2026 indicated that the Supreme Court had suspended several proceedings involving Bestinver, MT N, Chococam and Broadband Telecom since April 2025 while it considered whether to transfer them. The October 28 ruling follows that suspension, but it only reassigns the specified cases to new courts; it does not address the substantive financial claims or the fate of the seized funds.
<small>Source: Cameroon Concord News — read the original story there.</small>
