Critical Reflections on the Great Lakes Region of Africa: The Quest for Peace, Security...
Introduction
The region known as the Great Lakes of Africa is endowed with enormous natural and human resources with opportunities for socio-economic transformation, but the...
“High Instructions” and Governance in Cameroon: Is there an impact on the Quality of...
Introduction
The expression "high instructions" is one of the widely used phrases in public discourse in Cameroon. Used by both political authorities and citizens,...
Village Associations and Bonds of Rural-Urban Linkages Hold a key to Managing Development Funds
Village associations, also known as meetings, and bonds of solidarity connecting rural to urban areas (and vice versa), may provide a vital key to...
Civil Society and Human Rights Promotion: the case of Cameroon
Introduction
In the absence of a unified definition, civil society denotes the realm of voluntary groups, labor unions, associations, organizations, and individuals that function...
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...
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...
The resilience of civil society organizations in the context of a shrinking civic space...
The civic space allows citizens to freely exercise certain basic freedoms without hindrance such as, freedom of expression, freedom of association and freedom of...
Steadfastness in Perilous Times: The role of Governance and Democracy Think Tanks in Spotlighting...
Introduction
The prevalence and rising trend of authoritarianism is a significant challenge confronting many Francophone African countries (1). In response to this trend, governance...
Placing the Human at the Centre of Healthcare Delivery in Cameroon
In late March 2024, the Nkafu Policy Institute screened a short documentary film about Monique Koumatekel, a young pregnant woman who died together with...
Street Protest: The Wheel That Drives Democracy in Africa
Introduction
A wave of protests has been sweeping across Africa in recent months from Senegal to other countries such as Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, South...
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From the WTO MC14 to Action: Building Africa’s Productive Capacity through Trade, Digitalisation and...
Africa cannot rely on trade liberalization alone to achieve economic transformation; instead, it must pair AfCFTA integration with deliberate industrial, agricultural, and digital capacity-building...
Leveraging WTO MC14 Investment Facilitation for Development to Accelerate Structural Transformation in Cameroon
Investment inflows will generate the expected level of development impact in Cameroon if the country addresses persistent challenges like regulatory inefficiencies, institutional fragmentation, and...
Rethinking Commercial Leadership in Central Africa: Addressing the Challenges of Informality, Inequality, and Digital...
Informality, inequality, weak digital infrastructure, and limited productive financing continue to marginalize ECCAS economies, while calling for coordinated reforms to achieve inclusive and transformative...
From Market Expansion to Value Addition: Repositioning CEMAC’s Trade Strategy for Structural Transformation
Repositioning CEMAC’s trade strategy requires a decisive shift from commodity-based market participation toward value-driven production systems, where trade, industrial policy, and regional integration are...
The 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Yaoundé: a missed opportunity...
The 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization held in Yaoundé was not so successful due to failed negotiations on agriculture, e-commerce, and...
Editorial Note: Perspectives on the WTO Ministerial Conference in Cameroon
By Dr. Julienne Stéphanie Mesumbe
The 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held in Yaoundé, was an important milestone for Cameroon and...