Kibang Cedrick Zuo-Kom

University Of Buea,Cameroon, International Relations and Conflict Resolution, Graduate Student

University Of Yaounde 2 Soa Cameroon, Political Science, Graduate Student

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Kibang Cedrick Zuo-Kom is a postgraduate student of International Relations and Conflict Resolution in the University of Buea, Cameroon.

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Fostering regional integration in Africa in the wake of military takeovers in the Sahel: Recasting the Casablanca-Monrovia-Brazzaville debate?

Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies, 2025

The resurgence of military coups in the Sahel region and the crisis surrounding the Economic Comm... more The resurgence of military coups in the Sahel region and the crisis
surrounding the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS) has put back the question of regional integration and
African unity to intense scholarly scrutiny. The Sahel has emerged as
the epicentre of violent extremism in the world according to the
Institute for Economic and Peace`s 2024 Global Terrorism Index. The
resurgence of military coups in the region further adds to the political
dynamics of the region. The intervention of ECOWAS and the AU to
restore constitutional order and the counteraction of the military
juntas have resulted to the formation of the Alliance of Sahel States
in the Sahel which has implications for regional integration in Africa
in general. This study adopts a qualitative research strategy and case
study design to examine the resurgence of military coups in the Sahel.
It is based on desk review, particularly data sources such as Google
scholar. The findings reveal that the resurgence of military coups in
the Sahel region has implications for regional integration and the
objective of unity of the African Union. Military coups in the Sahel
have raised the stakes and challenges for Africa unity via regional
integration by complicating the role of the regional institution,
ECOWAS and ultimately the African Union. It posits that revisiting
the foundational discourse of African unity and integration that is the
Casablanca-Monrovia and Brazzaville debates is essential to
understanding the current political dynamics in the Sahel region.

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State Fragility and Power Alternation in the Central African Region: The Case of Cameroon

ISRG PUBLISHERS , 2024

The Central African region is replete with instances of fragility and vulnerabilities, ostensibly... more The Central African region is replete with instances of fragility and vulnerabilities, ostensibly demonstrated by the number and frequency of political conflicts in most states. This is visibly seen during high stake political processes such as presidential elections where competing parties clash for the top job of the state- the Presidency. Cameroon is an example of a state in the region grappling with fragility which is mainly insecurity in many parts of the country. Since the 2018 presidential elections in Cameroon, the security landscape keeps degrading and simmering, coupled with rising socio-economic hardship due to inflation which places the country on tenterhooks. The issue at stake is that the multifaceted fragility of Cameroon is rarely analysed in relation to power alternation in Cameroon. The aim of this study is to analyse state fragility in Cameroon in the context of a likely power alternation at the supreme magistracy of the Republic of Cameroon. It employed a qualitative research strategy and a case study research design. Findings for the study were obtained via Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and desk research. Using thematic analysis, the study reveals two strands of thought on the research question. The first finding is that fragilities and vulnerabilities play out to the advantage of the incumbent to maintain the grip on power and the second finding reveals that the 2025 presidential elections in Cameroon portends a challenging political moment for the country which is at crossroads. It argues that Cameroonians should prepare to live a difficult political experience during and after October 2025 presidential elections.

Keywords: Elections, fragility, power alternation, political conflicts, supreme magistracy.

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