The ruling came via emergency order n°506/H dated July 23, 2026: the Douala-Bonanjo Court of First Instance ordered Djeuga Palace Hotel to vacate, within 48 hours, just over a hectare of former REGIFERCAM land it occupies in Bonanjo. The order was formally served on August 21 at 4:34 pm by bailiff Guy Efon.
The disputed plot — one hectare, seven ares and four centiares, registered under land title n°2716/WA — is part of the railway estate of the former Cameroon Railways Authority, protected by a 1926 decree. That classification tipped the case: on February 2, 2026, the Minister of Lands, Cadastre and Land Affairs, Henri Eyebe Ayissi, annulled Djeuga Palace's land title n°318/WA, ruling that it encroached on this protected domain.
Djeuga Palace Hotel is run by Jean-Claude Feutheu, both a Member of Parliament and businessman, owner of one of Douala's most prominent hotel complexes. The dispute with the state over this strategic Bonanjo plot has run for several years.
The case revives a recurring debate over land security in Cameroon, where annulling an already-granted title remains rare — and sends a signal to holders of titles deemed to encroach on protected public land.
