On 16 July 2026, the Yaoundé Conference Centre hosted the joint closing ceremony for the 12th Higher Degree of Security Studies (BESS 12) and the 15th Senior Staff Diploma of Security Forces (DEMFS 15). The International School for Security Forces (EIFORCES) brought the academic year to a triumphant close on Thursday 16 July 2026 with
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Dans le cadre de leur mission d’études Afrique, le 12ème Brevet d’Études Supérieures de Sécurité (BESS12), le 15ème Diplôme d’État-Major des Forces de Sécurité (DEMFS 15) et leur encadrement ont séjourné au Royaume chérifien, du 29 juin au 6 juillet 2026, sous la conduite du Général de Brigade André Patrice BITOTE, Directeur Général de l’EIFORCES.
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À l’entame de sa mission d’études internationale en Suisse, la délégation du 12e Brevet d’Études Supérieures de Sécurité (BESS 12) de l’EIFORCES, conduite par le Directeur Général, le Général de Brigade André Patrice BITOTE, a visité deux entités stratégiques dans la capitale du multilatéralisme, le mardi 23 juin 2026. Le parcours a débuté au Centre
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The 12th batch of the Higher Degree of Security Studies completed their domestic study mission in the Southern Region from 30 November to 7 December 2025. During this trip to the equatorial part of Cameroon, the 31 Auditors from Cameroon, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Togo learned about the geosecurity of this administrative district at
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From 29 September to 16 October 2025, 21 police officers and gendarmes from Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Djibouti, Guinea, Madagascar and Togo attended the third Training of Trainers for Provost Missions at the Cameroon’s International School for Security Forces. Co-organised by Cameroon and France, this training course is a response to the need for better judicialisation
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« Handling Land Conflicts in Africa: Between Public Regulation and (its) challenges to States’ Stability and Development” was the theme of the Symposium held on 29 and 30 September 2025, in Awaé. Opened by the Secretary of State to the Minister of Defense in charge of the National Gendarmerie, the conference brought together professionals, University Dons
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From 23 to 30 June 2025, Brigadier General André Patrice BITOTE, Director General of the International School for Security Forces (EIFORCES), led the study mission intended for the 11th Higher Degree of Security Studies (BESS 11) in Brasilia, in the Federative Republic of Brazil. Placed under the theme “Fighting urban crime”, the delegation composed of
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On Friday, 11 October 2024, twenty freshly graduated gendarmes and police officers from four African countries including Cameroon, Congo, Guinea and Morocco, received their certificates from Brigadier General André Patrice BITOTE, Director General of EIFORCES, during a solemn ceremony organised for the purpose. This was an opportunity for EIFORCES leader representing the Minister Delegate at
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The Higher Degree of Security Studies (BESS) crosses into second decade. On 4 October 2024, Brigadier General BITOTE André Patrice, Director General of EIFORCES, welcomed the 2024-2025 intake of 21 auditors from Cameroon, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Togo for a 10-month course at EIFORCES, during a solemn ceremony he presided over in Awaé. This
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The 8th Retraining of Trainers of Formed Police Units (RECFUPC 8) served as a convenient pretext for EIFORCES to launch its 2024-2025 academic year. Following a two-week pedagogical review and update for the 18 trainers from Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti and Madagascar, the solemn closing ceremony held on 13 September 2024
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