"[1] In June 2014, she received a United Nations Public Service Award in a ceremony in Seoul for her humanitarian work for a project aimed to provide potable water to all inhabitants of Bangangté, meeting the Millennium Development Goals.

[5] She was sentenced to one year imprisonment with a three-year pardon by the District Court of Wouri after being found guilty of forgery and the abuse of social assets and credits.

At the end of her mayoral term in 2013, Courtès was a candidate for the National Assembly and was criticised for holding dual citizenship in a country that does not recognise it and for voting in French elections.

[10] In April 2015, she was one of three nominees for the José Eduardo dos Santos Prize for the African Mayor Awards, small cities category.

[10][1] In January 2016, she received a U.S. Embassy delegation led by Cultural Affairs Officer Merlyn Schultz, who congratulated her on her "exemplary leadership".

[13] Later in 2016, Courtès was one of a hundred mayors invited by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to contribute to a new urban agenda ahead of the Habitat III Summit in Quito.