Hans De Marie Heungoup Senior Analyst, Central Africa Nairobi, Kenya Please submit all media inquiries to hheungoup@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Hans De Marie Heungoup joined Crisis Group in November 2013 as Cameroon Analyst. He is currently Central Africa Senior Analyst, responsible for conducting field research and providing analysis on the prevailing security, governance and political issues in the sub-region, especially Cameroon and Central African Republic. He is also responsible for proposing policy initiatives for governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental stakeholders to address and resolve sources of conflict. Areas of Expertise Defence and security Political sociology Cameroon, Central African Republic Boko Haram and the Lake Chad Basin Professional Background Before joining Crisis Group, Hans was a Researcher at Paul Ango Ela Foundation of geopolitics in Central Africa (2011-2013) and a consultant at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (2013). He has a BA in Law and Political Science, an MA in Governance and Public Policy from the Catholic University of Central Africa and a Certificate in International Affairs from Sciences Po Paris. Languages French (native) English (fluent) German (beginner) Swahili (beginner) Select Publications Hans is the author of Le BIR, la GP et le pouvoir au Cameroun, (Berlin) Éditions Universitaires Européennes, September 2011. In The News 21 Sep 2018 We are not yet in a civil war [in Cameroon], but all the ingredients for a potential civil war are already assembled. Financial Times Hans De Marie Heungoup Senior Analyst, Central Africa 17 Feb 2018 The main issue for Ambazonian groups [in Cameroon] is that they really lack finance. If they had money to buy weapons, train and feed their people, they could raise an army. AFP Hans De Marie Heungoup Senior Analyst, Central Africa 12 Feb 2018 With the troubles in [Cameroon's] Anglophone regions and the persistent threat from Boko Haram, the 2018 elections will be a greater challenge than previous votes. AFP Hans De Marie Heungoup Senior Analyst, Central Africa 1 Feb 2018 [Cameroon's President Biya] should quickly initiate a political dialogue on federalism or decentralisation or it’s possible that the Anglophone side will be radicalised even further. AFP Hans De Marie Heungoup Senior Analyst, Central Africa 30 Jan 2018 Cameroon is heading into elections against a volatile political and security backdrop. Palpable political tension, instability in the English-speaking regions and attacks by Boko Haram [persist]. AFP Hans De Marie Heungoup Senior Analyst, Central Africa 27 Dec 2017 There’s a real risk of rebellion [in Cameroon] that could make the Anglophone regions ungovernable. [...] The Anglophone crisis calls the foundations of the Cameroonian state into question. Bloomberg Hans De Marie Heungoup Senior Analyst, Central Africa Latest Updates Our Journeys / Africa 13 March 2020 In Search of the State in the Central African Republic A February 2019 agreement is the latest in a string of attempts to bring peace to the Central African Republic. Will it hold? Crisis Group expert Hans de Marie Heungoup goes to the country to find out, along with photographer Julie David de Lossy. Also available in Français Op-Ed / Africa 31 August 2018 Grossesses et mariages précoces : la face cachée de la guerre contre Boko Haram au Cameroun Originally published in Le Monde Op-Ed / Africa 20 May 2018 Au Cameroun, le spectre de la guerre civile plane à nouveau Ce dimanche 20 mai le Cameroun célèbre sa fête nationale qui marque l'unité entre le Cameroun francophone et le Cameroun anglophone. Quarante-six ans plus tard, le pays est plus que jamais divisé. Originally published in Jeune Afrique Op-Ed / Africa 8 September 2017 Cameroun : le risque d’embrasement de la crise anglophone inquiète les francophones La crise ouverte voici presque un an dans les régions dites anglophones (Nord-Ouest et Sud-Ouest) du Cameroun persiste. Originally published in Jeune Afrique Commentary / Africa 21 February 2017 The Humanitarian Fallout from Cameroon’s Struggle Against Boko Haram The plight of refugees and the internally displaced from the Boko Haram conflict in Cameroon’s Far North is adding to the many burdens of an already impoverished population. Load more