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PONDI JEAN-EMMANUEL

Professeur titulaire distingué de science politique et de relations internationale

Vice-chancelier de l'université des TIC au Cameroun ​

DOMAINES DE SPÉCIALISATION: science politique et relations internationales,


TRAVAUX PUBLIÉS:

OUVRAGES:

1.  (With Maurice KAMTO and Laurent ZANG),  L'OUA : Rétrospective et  Perspectives  Africaines  (Foreword  by Professor Boutros BOUTROS- GHALI), 338 pages, Paris, Economica, 1990.

2.  Relations Internationales Africaines : une bibliographie annotée de 20  années  de recherches à l'IRIC, (Foreword  by Professor Ludwik  DEMBINSKI,) Genève, Institut Universitaire des Hautes Etudes Internationales, 1993, 228 pages.

3.  Comprendre la crise algérienne, Yaoundé, les Editions du CRAC (Club de Recherche et d'Action Culturelle), collection "Débats", 1995, 31 pages.

4.  Du Zaïre au Congo Démocratique : les fondements de la crise, Yaoundé, Les Editions du CRAC, collection "Comprendre" 1997, 42 pages. 

 5.  (With F-H MOUDOUROU),  Le Secrétaire Général de l'OUA dans le Système  International : Contribution à l'Etude du Mandat de William ETEKI MBOUMOUA  (1974-1978), Foreword by Professor Ibrahima FALL, Yaoundé, Editions CLE, 1996, 177 pages.

6.  A  Foreword  to the book  of Charles ATEBA YENE  entitled  Le Général Semengue. Toute une vie dans les Armées, Yaoundé, éditions CLE, pp 9-12.

7.  Une Lecture Africaine de la Guerre en Irak,(ed)  Paris, Maisonneuve & Larose/Afrédit, 2003, 242 pages.

8.  L'ONU vue d'Afrique,  (ed) Paris, Maisonneuve & Larose/Afrédit, 2005, 350 pages.

9.  Immigration et Diaspora : Une réponse africaine. (ed) Yaoundé, Afrédit / Maisonneuve et Larose, 2007, 328 pages.

10.  Queen Africa or Roots of the African Union,  Yaoundé, éditions CLE, 2007, 60 pages, Theatre play on the birth of OUA and the AU.

11.  Barack OBAMA, de l’interrogation à l’admiration ;  From question to admiration, Yaoundé, éditions CLE, 2009, 111 pages.

12.  Harcèlement sexuel et déontologie en milieu universitaire,  Sexual Harassment and Deontology in the University Milieu, Yaoundé, Editions Clé,  2011, 157 pages.

13.  Repenser le Développement à partir de l’Afrique,  (ed.) Yaoundé, Editions Afrédit, 2011, 593 pages.

14.  (Re) découvrir Yaoundé ! Une fresque historique et diplomatique de la capitale camerounaise,  Yaoundé, Editions Afric’Eveil, 2011, 160 pages.

15.  (Re) discover Yaounde ! A historical and diplomatic fresco of  the capital city of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Ed. Afric’Eveil, 2014, 160 pages.

16.  Life and death of Muammar Al-Qadhafi. What lessons for Africa? Yaounde, Ed. Afric’Eveil Editions, 2013, 165 pages.

17.  Vie et mort de Mouamar Al-Kadhafi.  Quelle leçon pour l’Afrique? Yaoundé Ed. Afric’Eveil, 2013, 175 pages.

18.  Nelson Mandela.  Un exemple pour l’Humanité,  Yaoundé, Editions Afric’Eveil, 2014, 146 pages.

19.  Nelson Mandela. An Example for Humanity,  Yaoundé, Editions Afric’Eveil, 2014, 139 pages. 20.  Thomas Sankara et l’émergence de l’Afrique au XXIe siècle, foreword by Mariam Sankara, Yaoundé, Editions Afric’Eveil, 2016, 192 pages.

21.  Thomas Sankara and the emergence of Africa in the XXIst century, foreword by Mariam SANKARA, Editions Afric’Eveil, 2016, 218 pages.

22.  Citoyenneté et pouvoir politique en Afrique Centrale. Etat des lieux, défis et perspectives,  (ed.), foreword by Anatole Collinet Makosso, Paris, L’Harmattan, 2016, 325 pages. 


II. ARTICLES

1.  "The OAU : From Political  to Economic Pan-Africanism" in The  SAIS Review, of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Vol 7, N° 2,  1987, pp 199-212.

2.  "Qadhafi and the Organization of African Unity" in René LEMARCHAND (ed.),  The Green and the  Black:  Qadhafi's Policies in Africa. Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1988, pp. 139-149.

3.  "Continental Pan-Africanism After 25 years : Dream or Reality ?" in The Cambridge Review of International Affairs, University of Cambridge Centre of International Studies, 1989, Vol. III, N° 2, pp. 33-45.

4.  "The International Community's Response to African Efforts of Economic Integration" in Afrique Unie (Revue Semestrielle Inter-disciplinaire) N° 2, mai 1990, pp. 53-61.

5.  "L'évolution de la fonction de "Président en Exercice" de l'OUA" with Dodo BOUKARI in : Maurice KAMTO, Jean-Emmanuel PONDI and  Laurent  ZANG; L'OUA : Rétrospective et Perspectives Africaines, op cit, Paris, Economica, 1990, pp. 45-70. 

6.  "L'évolution de l'idéal panafricain sur le continent depuis 1963" in  l'OUA : Rétrospective et Perspectives Africaines, op cit, pp. 117-134.

7.  "L'OUA et le défi  Sud-africain" in L'OUA : Rétrospective et perspectives Africaines, op cit, pp. 255-284. 

8.  "Pan-Africanism: Dream or Reality?  The Spirit of Addis Ababa Revisited" in Anthony T.BRYAN and Ludwik DEMBINSKI (eds.).  Regionalism: Comparative  Experience and prospects, Geneva,  Graduate Institute of International Studies, 1990, pp. 53-75.

9.  "Quelques bonnes raisons de ne pas aimer l'analyse de l'OUA d'Axelle Kabou" in Afrique 2000. Revue Africaine de Politique Internationale, a quarterly Review of the Panafrican Institute of International Relations, Paris, N° 10 September 1992, pp. 143-144.

10.  "Développement de la pensée et pensée du développement" in  Afrique 2000, N° 15, décembre 1993, pp. 11-20.

11.  "Labour  Resistance;  Power and Privilege in the administration of Land Law Reforms in Cameroon" (Review  book) in the  Journal of Modern African Studies, Cambridge, Vol. 32, June 1994, pp. 356-358.

12.  "Fédéralisme nucléaire et géographie prospective de l'Afrique"  (Book Review) in Afrique 2000, Paris, N° 18, septembre 1994, pp. 114-117.13.  "Trois décennies de réflexions francophone sur le développement en Afrique" (Book Review) in Politique Africaine, Paris, N° 53,  mars 1994 pp. 162-163.

14.  "L'Urgence de la pensée comme pré-condition du développement de l'Afrique" in Africa Development, Dakar, (CODESRIA), Vol. XIX, N° 3, 1994, pp. 135-136.

15.  "Discussions sur l'Angola à Cambridge" in Politique Africaine (Chronique Scientifique) N° 54, juin 1994, p 169.

16.  (With Katharine Kuper), "From Pariah to Pedagogue : South Africa's Contribution to the Process of Democracy in Africa" in The SAIS Review,  Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, D.C, Winter-Spring 1995, Vol. 15, N° 1, pp. 37-54.

17.  "Plaidoyer pour la création des Etats-Unis d'Afrique" (Review article) in Afrique 2000, N° 17, juin 1994, pp. 119-123.

18.  "Les noces de perle de l'unité africaine  (Review article), in Afrique 2000, N° 17, juin 1994,  pp. 119-123.

19.  "L'intégration régionale dans le monde : innovations et ruptures" (bibliographie et analyses critiques) in  Futuribles, a monthly review of prospective analysis, Paris, N° 192, novembre 1994, pp. 147-150.

20.  "Deadlock in Afro-Arab Relations : A Cultural Interpretation of  a Continuing Malaise" in The Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Cambridge, Vol. IX, N° 2, 1995, pp. 22-35.

21.  "Nouvelle diplomatie ou nouvelle dictature mondiale ? Une lecture africaine de la stratégie onusienne des années 1990" a paper presented at a seminar on "Les Nouvelles Relations Internationales : Quel Développement?" Jointly organised by the Centre Lyonnais d'Enseignement et de Recherche sur le Développement Intégré Local (CIEDEL), and the Institut Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques  -  Rhônes-Alpes (ISARA), Lyon, France, Actes du Séminaire CIEDEL-CLEDI-ISARA, May, 1995, pp. 85-22.  "Relations Internationales et Développement" in  Politique Africaine (Chronique Scientifique), N° 57, Mars 1995, p 164.

23.  "Le fondamentalisme islamique : nouvel épouvantail de l'ordre mondial ?" in Afrique 2000, N° 22, September 1995, pp. 25-32.  

24.  "Angola in African Global Diplomacy” in Keith HART and Joanna LEWIS (eds),  Why Angola Matters,  London, James Currey Publishers for the Cambridge University African Studies Centre, 1995, pp. 29-33 and 184-185.

25.  "L'effondrement du système communiste et ses conséquences sur les relations internationales" in Relations Internationales et Développement, Bordeaux, Publication de l'ACCT, (Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique), Notes et Documents N° 32, 1995, pp. 23-31.

26.  "La coopération politique régionale en Europe" in  Relations Internationales et Développement, op.cit, pp. 205-212. 

27.  "Quand la banque pénètre en brousse" in Histoires de Développement, AQuarterly Review of the International Centre for the Study of Local Development, The Catholic University of Lyon, December 1995, N° 31/32, pp. 17-19. 

28.  "l'OUA au Troisième Millénaire" in Afrique 2000, N° 23, June 1996, pp. 104-106.

29.  "Une approche pluri-dimensionnelle et tri-continentale pour repenser l'Etat en Afrique" in Cahier du GEMDEV, N° 24, Paris, 1996, pp. 203-207.

30.  "Conflict and Conflict Resolution in West Africa: The case of Liberia" in Perspectives on Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) Publications, 1996, pp. 71-79.

31.  "Comment l'Université Africaine peut-elle favoriser la réalisation du Panafricanisme ?" in Campus Africains N° 2, 1996, pp. 44-45.

32.  (With  Dr  François-Xavier KEOU) "L'ampleur du SIDA en Afrique : dimensions politique, économique et sociale" in  SidAlerte, Paris, N° 57, October 1996, pp. 28-29.

33.  "The OAU in Yaoundé : Pursuit of tradition of Doctrinal Renewal ?" in The Review of African Political Economy, London,  Vol. 23, N°69, September 1996, pp. 446-447.

34.  "Compensating for weak Symmetry in the Mali-Burkina Fasc conflict 1985-1986" in I. William ZARTMAN (ed.), Power and Negotiation, Ann Arbor, MI, The University of Michigan Press, 1998, pp. 203-224

35.  "The Forgotten dimension of African Development" in  Cambridge, the magazine of the Cambridge Society, N° 40, summer 1997, pp. 100-104.

36.  "Français et Américains en Afrique Noire : nouvelle dynamique ou nouvelle dynamite ?" in Afrique 2000 N° 26, March 1997 ; pp. 49-54.

37.  (With F-H MOUDOUROU), "Une Nouvelle frontière pour la diplomatie africaine : l'approche tricontinentale de l'intégration de la diaspora noire" in Campus Africains, N° 3, 1997, p 19.

38.  "Cameroon and the Commonwealth of Nations" in The Round Table, The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs (London),  volume 86, issue 344, 1997, pp. 563-570. 

39.  "The Political Economy of Africa's Reconstruction" in Jessie N.K. MUGAMBI (ed.), The Church and the Reconstruction of Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, AACC Publications, 1997, pp. 40-48.

40.  ‘‘Une approche pluridimensionnelle et tricontinentale pour repenser l’Etat en Afrique’’ in GEMDEV,  Les avatars de l’Etat en Afrique, Paris, Editions Karthala, 1997, pp 311-317.

41.  " Mutations socio-économiques, culturelles et performances  institutionnelles" in  La politique de développement à la croisée des chemins : le facteur culturel, Yaoundé, Editions Clé and Goethe Institut, 1998, pp 139-140 ; 160-162.

42.  "Les enjeux internationaux du football" in  Enjeux,  Bulletin d’Analyse Géopolitique pour l’Afrique Centrale, N° 11, April – June 2002, P. 36.

43.  " Un Hutuland et un Tutsiland pour régler la crise du Rwanda et du Burundi: Solution miracle ou solution mirage?" in Revue Internationale et Stratégique, Institut des relations Internationales  et Stratégiques (IRIS), Paris, N°36, Hiver 1999-2000, PP. 50-54.

44.  "La coopération franco-africaine vue d'Afrique" in la Revue Internationale et Stratégique, N° 45, Printemps 2002, PP.127-136.

45.  " L'idéologie politique et les relations économiques internationales: mariage de raison ou mariage de cœur?" in B. BEKOLO, Mama TOUNA,S.M. FOUDA (eds.) Dynamiques de développement. Débats théoriques et enjeux politiques à l'aube du 21e siècle, Paris, Montchrétien, Collection "Grands Colloques", 2003, PP. 255-261.

46.  "L'Intégration régionale en Afrique: Aspects politiques et économiques" in Conférences académiques de l'Ecole Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature (ENAM) 2000-2003, Yaoundé, February 23, 2001, PP.51-60.

47.  « Washington et Londres dans le bourbier Irakien : Analyse des contours et des conséquences d’une victoire à la Pyrrhus ? » in Une lecture Africaine de la guerre en Irak, 2003, op.cit, pp.15-24.

48.  "Translating Peace deals into lasting Gains" paper presented at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (Washington DC) Sub-Regional Seminar organised in Yaoundé, Cameroun, May 2004.

 49.  «Les figures marquantes de l’Afrique à l’ONU» in L’ONU vue d’Afrique, 2005, op.cit., pp.17-43.

50.  «La perception de l’ONU et de ses réformes par les autres africains » in L’ONU vue d’Afrique (with Christian E. Bepi Pout), op.cit., 2005, pp.331-341.51.  «Quatre décennies d’action de la diaspora africaine dans le monde : Esquisse de quelques portraits » in  Immigration et Diaspora : un regard africain, 2007, op.cit., pp.77-106.

52.  «Sports  and Development » in Health and Sports in Africa, A  challenge for Development,  François-Xavier KEOU (ed.), Paris/London/New York, John Libbey Eurotext, 2008, pp.89-91.

53.  “Repenser le Développement à partir des spécificités africaines : quelques balises” in  Repenser le développement à partir de l’Afrique, Yaoundé, Afrédit, 2011, PP463-482.

54.  « Leadership and Decision-Making in Africa » The Pan African University, Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences. African Union July-August 2014.

55.  “Unity in Diversity: A diplomatic and Cultural Heritage”, Sixtieth Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Yaoundé, October 2014.

56.  “Société plurals, démocratie et dynamique de paix: les experiences sud-africaine et étatsunienne”  in J.E. Pondi (ed)  Citoyenneté  et pouvoir politique en Afrique en Afrique Centrale, Paris, Harmattant, 2016, PP. 123-131.III- FOREWORDS WRITTEN FOR BOOKS

57.  George  Ngwane,  Settling Disputes in Africa. Traditional Bases for Conflict Resolution, Yaoundé, Buma Kor Publishers Ltd, 1996, PP. V-VII ;

58.  ‘‘Foreword’’   to the book Settling Disputes in Africa : Traditional Bases for Conflict Resolution by George NGWANE, Yaoundé, Buma Kor House Publishers Ltd, 1996, pp. V-VII ;

59.  Charles Ateba Yene, Le Général Semengué toute une vie dans les armées, Yaoundé, éditions CLE, 2002, PP 9-12 ; 

60.  Hugues François Onana,  La pratique de la gouvernance au Cameroun. Entre décentralisation et démocratisation. Paris, l’Harmattan 2011 ;

61.  Alphose Z. Tamekamto, Propos sur l’Afrique. Regards croisés des Jeunes sur le développementdu continent au 21é siècle. Paris, l’Harmattan, 2013, pp ;

62.  Alain-Roger Edou Mvelle,  La Côte d’Ivoire face au défi de la sortie de crise théorie et pratique des médiations africaines et débats actuels, Cameroun, Harmattan, 2014;

63.  Anicet Oloa Zambo,  L’intégration africaine en question, Paris, L’Harmattan, Collection Etudes africaines, 2015, PP.11-13.

64.  Victor Julius Ngoh, The Untold Story of Cameroon Reunification : 1955-1961, Limbe, Pressprint Plc, 2011, PP. XV-VXI. 

65.  George Ngwane,  Settling Disputes in Africa. Traditional Bases for Conflict Resolution, Yaoundé, Buma Kor House Publishers Ltd, 1996, PP. V-VII.66.  Bienvenu Habit, Mgr René-Marie Graffin  1931-1961. L’itinéraire et l’œuvre d’in évêque au cœur des controverses, Yaoundé, Editions CLE, 2018, PP.131-132 (Postface)67.  David Engbwang, Le prix de la bêtise  (Novel), Editions Aujourd’hui, 2018, PP. 13-16.68.  Richard Makon,  Le Cameroun à la croisée des chemins vers le développement. Les trois défis de l’émergence,  Yaoundé, l’Harmattan-Cameroun, 2017, PP. 15-18.69.  Richard Makon, Le leadership en Afrique. Essai de philosophie publique sur le développement, Yaoundé, l’Harmattan-Cameroun, 2018, PP. 199-202.70.  Jacques Chatué,  l’éthique de la recherche en 7 points. Approche déontologique et contextuelle, Yaoundé, Les Presses Universitaires de Yaoundé (PUY), 2008, PP. 11-13.  71.  Daniel Abwa,  Ecrire et enseigner une histoire des vaincus pour une Afrique qui gagne, Yaoundé, Editions CLE, 2020, PP. 147-149 (Postface). PARTICIPATIONS AUX MANIFESTATIONS SCIENTIFIQUES:Invited as Expert on the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Television program  Black Forum  hosted by Julian BOND on "The democratic Process in Africa" Washington D.C., U.S.A, November 1991.Invited as University of Cambridge Visiting Professor and Expert on the British Broadcasting Corporation  (BBC) News analysis programme "Newsnight" on 4 May 1994 and 29 July 1994. Special features on Rwanda. BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, London.Invited as  University of Cambridge  Expert on the BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Special morning programmes on Rwanda, 27 June 1994 and 8 August 1994."Development in Central Africa : Retrospective and Perspectives" : A paper presented at the Regional Conference of CARE international, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 18 October, 1994, 19 pages."A Short Analysis of Changes in Cameroon in the Domain of Governance Between 1989 and 1994". A paper presented at a Closed Workshop organised by the World Bank in Yaoundé, 19 December 1994."La Convention de l'OUA de 1969 régissant les aspects propres aux problèmes des réfugiés en Afrique".  A  paper presented at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees Seminar on "The Rights of Refugees and International Protection", Yaoundé, 15 June, 1995."The Social, Economical and Political Challenges facing Africa Today". A paper presented at the Pan African  Christian Church Conference II, organized by the All Africa Conference of Churches,  in Banjul, the Gambia, 12 June 1995. Invited as Expert on the international francophone television network TV5 Afrique programme : "Reflexions on the  french elections", 16 May 1995. TRAVAIL DE CONSULTATION"The United Nations at 50", TV5 Afrique,  (World wide French speaking TV network) 22 July 1995.  "Africa Politically, Socially, Economically at the crossroads of a New millenium". A paper presented at the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) Partners Meeting, 9 October 1995, Machakos, Kenya. "Révolution technologique et informationnelle : Impact sur l'Afrique". A paper presented at a High Level Seminar (Séminaire de haut niveau) jointly organized by the World Bank, the University  of Auvergne, the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) and the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), 25-27 October 1995, Clermont-Ferrand, France."Conflict and Conflict Resolution in West Africa : the case of Liberia" A paper presented at the International Affairs Commission Meeting of the AACC, 18-21 March 1996, Nairobi, Kenya."Decentralizing a Centralized State" A paper presented at the Fourteenth Colloquium on American Studies jointly organised by the American Cultural Center in Dakar and Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Sénégal, 25-28 Mars 1996. "Building a Workshop on Cultural Identity" A paper presented at the first meeting of the facilitators of the Alliance for a Responsible and United World, 17-23 April 1996, Barcelona, Spain.TV 5 Afrique "The OAU as seen from Yaoundé", June 1996."Socio-cultural Mutations and Institutional Economic Performances" A paper presented at a Colloquium on "Development Policy at the Crossroads : the Cultural Factor" Goethe Institut, Yaoundé, Cameroun, 13-14 June 1996."Nation, National State, Ethnicity and Churches : An African Response" A paper presented at a Conference organized by the Netherlands Missionary Council, Amersfoort, Netherlands, 21-24 August 1996.Supervisor of the United Nations Institute  for Training and Research (UNITAR)/IRIC Sub-Regional Workshop on Export Credit Practice for Sub-Saharan Africa, Mount Fébé Hotel, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 18-22 November 1996. "Economic Diplomacy" A paper presented during the "Enterprise Week" organized by the  Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et  Commerciales (ESSEC) of Douala, at the Yaoundé Hilton Hotel, 26 November 1996. (With Raymond LACHAPELLE) "Communication Plan for an Electoral System based on the notion of "fair play" in Cameroon", sponsored by the Pro-Democracy project of the Cameroon-Canada Coopération Centre, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 5-18 November 1996, 19 pages.21.  "Les grandes mutations technologiques mondiales et leurs conséquences pour l'Afrique" A paper presented at a workshop on "Growth Strategies in Africa" jointly organnized by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), and the Central Bank of West Africa States (BCEAO) 2-20 December 1996, Yaoundé, Cameroon."L'Afrique face au 21e Siècle: Enjeux et défis" A paper presented at the joint BEAC/BCEAO Workshop, Yaoundé, December 1996."Problématique de la croissance en Afrique : Conditions, Contraintes et Atouts" A paper presented at the joint BEAC/BCEAO Workshop, Yaoundé, December 1996."The Impact of the World Communication Revolution on the Democratization Process in Africa : The case of Cameroon". A paper presented during a nation-wide workshop entitled ‘‘Media for Democracy’’  organized by the Union of Cameroon Journalists and jointly sponsored by the Friedrich EBERT Foundation (Germany) and  the Pro-Democracy Project (Canada), Yaoundé, 28 January 1997 ; Douala, 5 February 1997; Buéa,14 February  1997 ; Bamenda, 18 February 1997 ; Garoua, 25 February 1997. Attended by more than 400 journalists (from the public and private media). "Report from the Moderator" on the Seminar on "The civic education of citizens in a Democrary" jointly sponsored by the Heinrich Bôll Foundation based in Cologne, Germany, Douala  - Cameroun, March 1, 1997."The Political Economy of Africa's Reconstruction". A paper presented at the AACC Theological Consultation on "the Role of Churches in the Reconstruction of Africa", Nairobi, Kenya, 21-25 April 1997."Democratization, Church and State Relations in Africa : a Response" ; A brief paper presented at the AACC International Affairs Advisory Board Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya, 25-30 April 1997. Resource person at a High level Workshop on "Challenges and Strategies for development in Africa" jointly organized by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) and the Central Bank of  West African States (BCEAO), 20-23 May 1997, Libreville, Gabon.Resource person at a workshop on "Growth Strategies in Africa" jointly organized by the BEAC and the BCEAO, 16 June  -  04 July 1997, Abidjan, Côte-d'Ivoire. «Crises et conflits politiques et  leur incidence sur l’intégration économique en Afrique Centrale ».  A paper prepared for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa’s Sub-Regional Development Centre for Central Africa, Yaoundé, March 1998, 45 pages «Analyse sectorielle du cadre macro-politique de lutte contre la pauvreté’’.  A chapter prepared for a United-Nations Development programme (UNDP) Study on «Poverty in Cameroon», (1998).«Africa and the challenge of globalization ». A paper presented during the Workshop on «The politics of financial programming», jointly organized by the African Capacity Building Institute, the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) and the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), Yaoundé, February 1998. «La mondialisation vue d’Afrique».  A paper presented during the First Euro-African Colloquium on the theme ‘’Regards croisés sur une fin de siècle’’, with the financial support of the European Union, Yaoundé, 1 May 1998. «Conflits in Central Africa and their impact on the environment». A paper presented during a Workshop on Decentralization and natural Resource management, organized by the North Carolina, U.S.A-based Research Triangle Institute (RTI), Douala, Cameroon, 10-13 May 1998.  «Mondialisation et devenir de l’Afrique ». A paper presented during  the 2ndOAU Summit of the People, held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 25-31 May 1998. « Africa and the Challenge of Globalization in the World Economy » A paper presented at the annual conference of the Cameroonian Association of Bankers and the Paris – based Banking Institute, Douala, Cameroon, 19 September 1998.37.  « Africa in the Third Millenium : the Challenge and the Response ». A paper presented during a training Seminar at the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), Yaounde, 1 October 1998.38.  “Prospects  for American Foreign Policy in Africa. A View from Central Africa”. A paper delivered at the 20th Annual Conference of African Studies Program of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington, D.C., 13-17 April 2000. “L’Acte  constitutif de l’Union  Africaine:  analyse et perspectives”,  A paper presented at the Alexis de Tocqueville Faculty of Law, University of Artois-Douai (Nord Pas de Calais, France, February 13, 2001.“Les intégrations régionales : aspects politiques et économiques”, A paper presented at the Ecole Nationale d’Administration et de Magistrature (ENAM), Yaoundé, February 23, 2001.Interview with the Voice of America (VOA) on « The African Union » July II, 2002, between 8 – 8 :30 PM. Interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC (World News – Radio) on “The African Union” July 20,  2002, between 11 – 11:20 AM. Interview with the BBC on “The Iraq crisis” March 20, 2003, between 8:30 – 8:45 PM.Interview with  Radio France Internationale (RFI)  programme "Une Semaine en France, en Afrique, et dans le Monde" with Pierre-Edouard Deldique,  on « The War in Iraq » February 20, 2004, 9:30-10:30 AM, Paris. Interview on 03 consecutive programmes of RFI's "Media d'Afrique" with Alain Foka,  on « An African Analysis of the War in Iraq », Paris, 2003.Interview with the BBC radio Morning Newscast with Thierry Hot on the book “An African Analysis of the War in Iraq” April 2004. "Les africains face à la guerre en Irak"  an interview published by Rachid N'Diaye in Africa International,  N°377, June 2004, pp10-11.Interview with Claudine Cullin and Vladislav Marjanovic on the Vienna-based  Radio Afrika International, on “Africa today”, Vienna, Austria, October 20, 2004.Member of the Task Force and of the drafting Committee of the meeting on Africa's strategic partnership with emerging powers (China, India and Brazil) convened by the  President  of the African Union Commission, Alpha Omar Konaré, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 11 – 18 September 2006.Interview with Vladislav Marjanovic on the  Radio  Afrika International, “On democracy in Africa” Vienna, Austria, June 2008.Short documentary produced by the Vienna-Based “TV Octo”, entitled “Professor Pondi at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna”, Vienna, June 2012.Moderator for a High Level Panel Discussion on “The Management of Mineral Ressources in African Carabbean and Pacific (ACP) countries”, Brussels, Belgium, ACP House, 16 September 2011.Member of the pedagogic team of a week-long workshop on “Communication, Mediation  and Negociation during Peace Keeping Operations and post-conflict situations”. Organized by the  Ecole Internationale des Forces de Sécurité (EIFORCES) (International School of Security Forces) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in collaboration with Japan 19-23 and 26-30 of March 2012. “Sexual Harassment and Deontology in the University Milieu”, a paper presented during a Conference organized by the Cameroon Anti-Corruption Commission (CONAC) during the 2012 University Games, Buea, Cameroon, 7th of May 2012.Designated by the chair person of the African Union to take part as expert in the workshop that aims to  transform the African Union Commission into an  Authority of the African Union.  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 2010. “what lessons has Africa drawn from the death of Muammar Qadhafi? South African Institute of Strategic Studies, Pretoria, South Africa, 22 November, 2013. “The place of Cameroon  in the geopolitical system of the World”. Inaugural lesson pronounced at the new academic year of the Faculty of Juridical and Political Sciences of the University of Ngaoundéré, October 2014.Invited as a participant at  the  White House  “Summit on  Violent Extremisms”, presided over by Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, Washington, DC, 18-19 February 2015.Invited as special guest to the Radio programme BBC Afrique N°1 Paris, broadcasted from Paris, London and Dakar,  Senegal  on  “Post electoral conflicts in Gabon” September 2016. Invited as panel member on a joint France 24 YV and RFI (Radio) programme on “Cameroon after 60 years of independence: what balance sheet?”, anchored by Alain Foka, on 1st January 2020. 

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