Over 20 fake foreign certificates rejected in Cameroon

By Rachel NtubeNgwese

The national commission for the evaluation of foreign certificates has met in Yaoundé to study the authenticity of some 200 foreign certificates of some Cameroonians who studied abroad and wish to be integrated into the country’s educational standard. The commission chaired by the minister of higher education, chancellor of the academic orders Jacque Fame Ndongo, proceeded in a rigorous examination of these certificates sent by Cameroonians in the Diaspora.

                Of all the certificates examined, about 20 of them were rejected because according to the examination team, the files were inconsistent and not accurate. It was therefore risky for them to validate the files since the authenticity of the certificates was doubted.

                As it has been the tradition, the commission since its creation meets four times every year to examine and validate certificates obtained from foreign institutions.

                The meeting in Yaoundé last week was the second for this academic year. Cameroonians studying abroad who wish to be integrated in to the country’s civil service system or demand for equivalence of their certificates usually forward their files through the ministry of higher education for examination.

                According to the minister of higher education, the number of fake certificates rejected during this session is not as many as in past years. This therefore implies that the efforts of the commission to stop the fraudulent acquisition of Cameroonian certificates is proving to be more and more efficient.