Clifford Akonteh
Cameroon
Program(s)
Mandela Washington Fellowship - Summer 2018
“Dialogue is a great power, dialogue is more powerful than force.”
Clifford Niba Akonteh is a Cameroonian barrister at law at the Poubom and Partners Law Firm with over ten years’ experience in peace and human rights advocacy. He is Central Africa director of YALDA, a youth development network existing at 40 African universities. He is the national coordinator for MDDT Cameroon, an NGO providing legal aid to pre-trial detainees. In addition, Clifford piloted the Not Too Young to Vote Campaign aimed at building a platform and mobilizing two million young voters in Cameroon.
