Clifford Niba Akonteh

Clifford Niba Akonteh is a Cameroonian lawyer with over 15 years experience in civil society, promoting democracy, human rights and peace across Central and West Africa. He is 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow (MWF) and Former Chairperson of the MWF Regional Advisory Board for West Africa, where he served as liaison officer between 21 countries and USAID and IREX. He has also served as MWF Cameroon President and Executive Director for the Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) for Central Africa and Francophone African Countries. Akonteh currently serves as the National Coordinator for MDDT Cameroon and Managing Partner of Poubom and Partners’ Law Firm. He has a passion for youth engagement in democratic and peace processes.