Later, while turning right towards Douala the EGPWS of the aircraft issued a terrain warning and called "PULL UP!" which the crew complied with climbing the aircraft to FL130, where the EGPWS stopped the warnings. The aircraft subsequently continued for a safe landing in Douala.
The French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin that the occurrence was rated a serious incident, the French BEA is investigating the serious incident.
My note: MSA there is 15700 ft
Did the crew climb until the warnings stopped or until they made MSA? I read somewhere that EGPWS warnings stop by design before a safe level off can be achieved.
The French BEA would do us all a favour by ensuring that airline training departments and pilots take EGPWS warnings seriously by vigorously & correctly flying the escape manoeuvre - that is, climb until at least MSA.
Did the aircraft really make a "safe landing" or was it just dumb luck, or Providence, that there wasn't a CFIT as the disoriented crew levelled off below MSA?