24 Jan 19: Thanks to public procurement reforms implemented in 2011, the volume of contracts awarded by private treaty, without competitive bidding, in Cameroon has shrunk from 46% to only 14%, thus approaching the international standard of 10%. These figures are revealed in a letter dated 4 January 2019 addressed to the President of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Conac) by Abba Sadou, former Minister of Public Procurement.