By Bakah Derick
Blogger@hilltopvoices
Hilltopvoices this week celebrates the efforts of a Cameroonian in a class of his own. He is Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh. As seen in the picture, He is speaking to the local Press in Mankon Bamenda Cameroon where a project (The Fomunyoh Foundation) very close to his heart is located. He speaks to the Press after visiting the North of Cameroon a region currently facing different challenges caused by the Boko Haram insurgency. Not many Cameroonians have had the courage to visit the area like Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh. Though being highly solicited by the international media, Dr. Chris still created time from his busy schedule to meet local journalists in his home town and Region.
Away from the common public marches being organised across Cameroon in supposed support for the soldiers and the President of the Republic Paul Biya in the fight against Boko Haram, Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh has decided to organise a musical concert to raise funds which he says will assist him meet the material needs of the Boko Haram insurgency Victims. Come April 4, 2015 Bamenda is expected to support their soldiers during this musical event that will feature celebrated Idy Oulo from the North of Cameroon though based in France.
To us at hilltopvoices, this simple yet very expensive act of visiting and donating to Boko Haram victims in the North plus the continuous declaration of support through this musical concert is worth celebrating.
We there invite all sons and daughters of this beautiful region to be part of this event with support for the victims who today lack everything. Kudos Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh.
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Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh is currently senior associate and regional
director for Central and West Africa at NDI. He has organized and
advised international election observation missions to Benin, Cameroon,
Central Africa Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia,
Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. He has also designed and
supervised country specific democracy support programs with civic
organizations, political parties and legislative bodies in Benin,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo,
The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Liberia, Mali,
Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal and Togo. In the course of
his work, Dr. Fomunyoh interacts regularly with heads of state and
government, cabinet ministers, elected officials and political and civic
leaders. He recently designed and helped launch the African Statesmen
Initiative (ASI), a program aimed at facilitating political transitions
in Africa by encouraging former democratic heads of state to stay
engaged in humanitarian issues, conflict mediation, public health and
other key sectors of political, economic and human development on the
continent.
As an expert on democratization in Africa, Dr. Fomunyoh makes frequent guest appearances on major radio and television networks including CNN, BBC, NewsHour, National Public Radio, Voice of America, and Radio France Internationale, and provides interviews for major national and international newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, Le Monde and The International Herald Tribune. He has published a number of articles in academic journals on African politics and democratization.
Dr. Fomunyoh has traveled extensively in Africa, Europe and North America, and is bilingual in English and French. He holds a Licence en Droit from Yaoundé University in Cameroon, a master’s degree (LL.M.) in international law from Harvard Law School; and a Ph.D. in political science from Boston University. Dr. Fomunyoh is an adjunct faculty at the African Center for Strategic Studies and a former adjunct professor of African politics and government at Georgetown University. He also is the founder of a nonprofit organization interested in supporting democracy and humanitarian causes in Cameroon.
Blogger@hilltopvoices
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| Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh facing the Press in Bamenda Photo Credit TFF |
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| Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh visiting Boko Haram Victims Photo Credit TFF |
To us at hilltopvoices, this simple yet very expensive act of visiting and donating to Boko Haram victims in the North plus the continuous declaration of support through this musical concert is worth celebrating.
We there invite all sons and daughters of this beautiful region to be part of this event with support for the victims who today lack everything. Kudos Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh.
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The National Democratic Institute
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| Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh |
As an expert on democratization in Africa, Dr. Fomunyoh makes frequent guest appearances on major radio and television networks including CNN, BBC, NewsHour, National Public Radio, Voice of America, and Radio France Internationale, and provides interviews for major national and international newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, Le Monde and The International Herald Tribune. He has published a number of articles in academic journals on African politics and democratization.
Dr. Fomunyoh has traveled extensively in Africa, Europe and North America, and is bilingual in English and French. He holds a Licence en Droit from Yaoundé University in Cameroon, a master’s degree (LL.M.) in international law from Harvard Law School; and a Ph.D. in political science from Boston University. Dr. Fomunyoh is an adjunct faculty at the African Center for Strategic Studies and a former adjunct professor of African politics and government at Georgetown University. He also is the founder of a nonprofit organization interested in supporting democracy and humanitarian causes in Cameroon.