Dr Odette KIBU
Dr. Odette Kibu is a Senior Health Policy Analyst at the Nkafu Policy Institute and PhD holder in Public Health at the University of Buea
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Contemplating Cameroon’s Socio-political and Economic Outlook, post-Biya era: an aggravated ‘Polycrisis’ and policy...
Introduction
The global guardian, a global risk assessment and geopolitical stress index, predicts (1) through its 2025 global risk map that Cameroon falls amongst countries...
Democracy in Africa: Where Do We Go from Here?
Introduction
The decline in the legitimacy of democratic systems across the African continent has increasingly been the subject of multiple reflections in many policy...
How Cameroon’s Electoral Autocracy Threatens Peace and Security
Context
Cameroon is governed by a de facto autocratic regime, guised by some democratic tenets like elections and multipartism . Despite the presence of multipartism,...
The Ripple Effect: How Forced Displacement Fuels Poverty in Africa
Introduction
Forced displacement and poverty are two major challenges that have a substantial impact on Africa’s socio-economic landscape. The continent is home to numerous challenges...
The Election of the African Union Commission Chairperson: Prospects for Continental Integration
Introduction
Since February 15, 2025, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf serves as the Chairperson of the African Union Commission. The former foreign minister of Djibouti succeeds the Chadian Moussa...
Strengthening Africa’s Democratic Pathway: Lessons from the Ghanaian Experience
Introduction
Ghana held another successful presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7, 2024, marking the ninth general elections with two presidential run-offs that have taken...