Ladifatou Naghet Nkouengam

Ladifatou Naghet Nkouengam holds a PhD in the History of International Relations and is a researcher at the Laboratory of Historical Sciences at the University of Yaoundé I. Her current research focuses on social movements and social change, migration, economic and social interactions, as well as the role of states in international dynamics and Africa’s development.

The project

Title: L’activisme camerounais en exil et la promotion de l’État de droit : étude des stratégies de mobilisation de la diaspora et impact socio-politique au Cameroun (1990-2025).

"This research project is framed by the context of the political and social transformations that have shaped Cameroon since the transition toward political pluralism in the 1990s. It seeks to understand how political constraints, repression, and restrictions on civil liberties have contributed to the emergence and development of Cameroonian mobilizations abroad.

The study analyzes the evolution of forms of activism, as well as the actors and organizations involved in these mobilizations. In this regard, it focuses particularly on the strategies developed by members of the diaspora to sustain their political engagement despite being geographically distant from the national territory.

The project also examines the transnational networks connecting exiled activists with social and political actors based in Cameroon, as well as the use of new media and social networks as tools for mobilization and awareness-raising. In addition, it seeks to identify the limitations and challenges faced by mobilizations in exile."

Hosting institution: Unité de Recherches Migrations et Société (Urmis), site de Nice

Selective Bibliography

• Naghet Nkouengam Ladifatou (2022), « Crise économique de 1986, production agro-industrielle et importations des produits alimentaires au Cameroun ». In Revue DELLA/Afrique, Tome 3, Nº spéciale – décembre 2022, pages 129-144.
• Naghet Nkouengam Ladifatou et Tassou André (2019), « Mouvements migratoires, commerce et incidents diplomatiques au niveau des villes frontalières Cameroun-Guinée équatoriale », 13 pages. In André TASSOU (dir.), Changements climatiques et mouvements migratoires en Afrique subsaharienne. Comment les catastrophes naturelles et les flux humains dictent leur loi…, Paris, L’Harmattan