::: Africa Positive...Dr. Chris Fomunyoh :::

Dear Readers, guess what I found. Our very own Dr. Chris Fomunyoh on the July edition of Africa Positive magazine.

 Back through memory lane you will recall that he was invited as a guest professor at the Arnold Bergstraesser Institute of the Albert –Ludwig’s University of Freiburg, department of political science. To follow that up click ::: Dr.Chris in Freiburg :::

His lecture on: “Africa and global trends 21st century: Challenges and opportunities”, offered a platform for the transfer of knowledge and also enabled an intellectual interaction between experts and novices on issues concerning our African political system today.  Dr. Fomunyoh who is a leading conservative public intellectual discussed the current development and global trends, the political brinksmanship involving it and its effects on African democracy and development. His talk presented a critical analysis of the development issue and how political rhetoric and policy debates have obscured it for decades. Unlike most talks held at university institutions, the audience this time was exceptionally made up of experts and renowned practitioners of international development. This made the talk and the ensuing debate quite interesting and challenging.

Dr. Fomunyoh thrilled his audience when he described Africa as rich, wealthy, continent of the future and a viable trading partner especially for countries such as Germany.  He elaborated on the multiplicity of untapped mineral resources, youthful population, emerging vibrant civil societies, adoption of progressive constitutions and renewal of political leadership, emergence of new institutions with charters that emphasize the rule of law, democracy and good governance as some of the factors militating for Africa’s renewal. Despite the huge potential in both human and capital resources, Dr. Fomunyoh argued, Africa still faces a herculean task in achieving its development objectives. He attributed these persistent challenges to bad and corrupt governance, poor management of the continent’s resources, lasting violence and conflict, terrorism and the impacts of climate change. Many of those who attended the lecture have been inspired by Dr. Fomunyoh’s presentation style and informally refer to his approach as something unique indeed. He was enthusiastic in his presentation and easily connected with the audience.

The question: What makes him inspiring? That will be a topic on its own scheduled for another day. So please stay tuned.

But, permit me give you a brief background information on the person behind the picture” Dr. Chris Fomunyoh”. He was born and bred in Cameroon: a man with a humble background and trying beginnings. He is a family man, who enjoys spending time with his wife Anne Fomunyoh and kids. Dr. Chris Fomunyoh is a co-founder of the Fomunyoh foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1999, with the aim of educating through its foundation library and promoting democracy through its radio station. That is not all the foundation does, go check it out, click: ::: The Fomunyoh Foundation :::. In a nutshell it is geared towards rendering service to the everyday Cameroonian. 
He is currently a distinguished senior associate and regional director for central Africa and West Africa at the National Democracy Institute (NDI). He is not just a political analyst but a man with a heart as brave as that of a lion focused on bringing democracy and achieving transparency in our beautiful continent Africa. And dear readers to top it with a cherry, he is a humble man of character and a man of his words. A man whose main goal is to build his country, Cameroon, and make it a better place for the generations to come. That is the man Dr. Chris Fomunyoh.

And by the way the Africa Positive Magazine is out. Go grab your Copy!

  I will  definitely not share my copy with you!

   

In colaboration with Dr.E.E

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