{"id":9363,"date":"2026-09-08T10:52:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/?p=9363"},"modified":"2026-09-14T11:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:09:52","slug":"cameroon-bar-association-international-outreach-a-week-of-impact-in-paris-for-cameroonian-lawyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/en\/cameroon-bar-association-international-outreach-a-week-of-impact-in-paris-for-cameroonian-lawyers\/","title":{"rendered":"CAMEROON BAR ASSOCIATION \u2013 INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH: A WEEK OF IMPACT IN PARIS FOR CAMEROONIAN LAWYERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9363\" class=\"elementor elementor-9363\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-172a5ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"172a5ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83bc492\" data-id=\"83bc492\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-09425a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09425a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3b041c\" data-id=\"f3b041c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fddede0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fddede0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In Paris, the Cameroon Bar Association took part in a series of engagements focused on investment in Africa, the evolving practice of law and strengthening professional ties with international players in the legal sector.<\/p><p>On 7 and 8 September 2026, a delegation of Lawyers and Advocates-in-Training from the Cameroon Bar Association participated in the legal conference \u201cSucceeding in Investment in Africa\u201d, organised in partnership with the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and the Paris Bar.<\/p><p>Discussions addressed key legal and practical issues affecting investment in Africa, with a particular focus on Cameroon, including investment protection, foreign exchange regulations and investment incentives.<\/p><p>On 8 September, the President of the Cameroon Bar Association moderated the dedicated Cameroon panel, featuring Barristers Sorelle Fonssouo, Vanessa De Happi and Joel Noussie.<\/p><p>As a follow-up to the conference, on 10 September 2026, a strong delegation of the Cameroon Bar Association, led by the President of the Bar, and supported by distinguished members including Barrister Marie Andr\u00e9e Ngwe, met with international African-focused law firm Asafo &amp; Co. 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The proposals were well received, with concrete commitments made, the implementation of which will be followed up.<\/p><p>Through these initiatives, the Cameroon Bar Association continues to promote the international exposure of its members, build bridges with global legal networks and contribute to the growing recognition of Cameroonian legal expertise.<\/p><p>The Cameroon Bar Association extends its sincere thanks to the ALSF, Paris Bar, ABLFA, Asafo &amp; Co., and all organisers, speakers and participants for the quality of the discussions and their contribution to this important initiative.<\/p><p>These engagements form part of the Executive Council\u2019s ongoing efforts to democratise access to knowledge and opportunities for the benefit of lawyers within the Cameroon Bar Association.<\/p><p>The Bar Secretary<br \/>Barrister Serges Martin Zangue<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Paris, the Cameroon Bar Association took part in a series of engagements focused on investment in Africa, the evolving practice of law and strengthening professional ties with international players in the legal sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9363"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9363"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9380,"href":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9363\/revisions\/9380"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barreaucameroun.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}