Cameroon is trying to recover $660,000 about CFA355 million allegedly paid in 2018 to complete repairs on a helicopter intended for the president, but its attempt to reclaim the money from the liquidation of a Qatari company has yet to clear a key procedural hurdle.
The claim, filed on Cameroon’s behalf with the Civil and Commercial Court of the Qatar Financial Centre on January 21, 2025, concerns funds in the liquidation of Horizon Crescent Wealth LLC, or HCW.
According to the filing, Cameroon had contracted with an HCW subsidiary to repair the helicopter. In January 2018, it allegedly paid $660,000 to settle the remaining amount and allow the work to be completed. The money, however, was allegedly transferred to HCW itself…