in the attached link might help as it gives the English terms for the different types of civil servant in Cameroon.
I think "décisionnaires" equates to "appointees":
"The civil service in Cameroon comprises four categories.
Civil servants are hired through competitive, country-wide examinations (“concours”). They are meant to staff the critical positions in the civil service on a permanent basis, as reflected in their distinct grade and salary scale, and terms of employment, which include an accrued pension. Civil servants are classified under four sub-categories: A for senior staff; B for middle staff; C for executives; and D for subordinates.
Contract employees are hired directly by the ministry in charge of the civil service (except for temporary teachers who were recruited in the mid-2000s by the ministries in charge of primary and secondary education). They are divided into twelve sub-categories: sub-categories 1-6 (“appointees”) with skills corresponding broadly to sub-categories C and D in the permanent civil service; and sub-categories 7-12 (“contractuals”)."
https://www.elibrary.imf.org/view/IMF002/21499-9781498396011...
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