(Business in Cameroon) - Gemalto, French firm specialized in the establishment of security systems and also the leading manufacturer of SIM cards across the globe, signed on 31 of July 2015 a deal with General Delegate for National Security, Martin Mbarga Nguélé, to install a new identification security system in Cameroon.

The new system entails the production of more secured and non-falsifiable documents in the form of national ID cards, resident permits, refugee ID cards, professional cards of General Delegation for National Security staff and cards for retired personnel of the same institution with the possibility of extending to other administrations.

From this, it is deduced that scope of activities undertaken by the newly appointed French company is broader than that of the previous contracted firm, Thales Security. Indeed, Thales, for 10 years had been in charge of producing secure ID cards and resident permits.

The termination of contract with Thales and the signing of the agreement with Germalto follow multiple complaints addressed to previous ID cards manufacturer, mainly in relation to corruption and fraud practices, it has been blamed for.