In a meeting with members of the Cameroonian League of Young Poets and Writers (CLIGEC), of which I was a member in 2015.

With the director of Éditions AfricAvenir and my fellow writers, laureates of the 2016 National Literary Competition for Young Authors (organized by the Ministry of Arts and Culture of Cameroon). Together at the AfricAvenir stand at the Yaoundé International Book Fair, presenting our collection of award-winning texts.

Surrounded by Stories: Editorial Life Behind the Scenes, 2016 Douala.

At a 2016 training seminar for a delegation of anthropology students from the University of Douala on memory-work and heritage issues, where I presented the programs of the AfricAvenir International Foundation at the library in Cheikh Anta Diop, Douala.

Presentation of AfricAvenir Publishing’s collections at the International Conference of African Germanists. University of Yaoundé 1, 2018

Honored to receive a Participation Award at the 2017 Libreville International Book and Arts Fair, representing AfricAvenir Editions.

At AfricAvenir Editions’ 2017 open house, discussing the Foundation’s mission and activities with curious University of Douala students in Douala.

With Pabe Mongo, the President of the Cameroon Association of Poets and Writers at the Ministry of Arts and Culture, 2018 — for the official unveiling of the anthology of winners from the National Literary Contest for Young Cameroonian Authors, in Yaoundé.

Interviewed by the Gerda Henkel Foundation at their Düsseldorf headquarters, Germany 2018.

Representing Editions AfricAvenir at the 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair, sharing the fruits of the Africa's Collective Memory project and bringing the stories, knowledge, and spirit of our publishing house to the world.

At the Yaoundé International Book Fair (2019), engaging visitors as I present AfricAvenir’s latest publications and the findings of the “Africa’s Collective Memory” project on German colonialism in Africa.

On the panel at the launch conference marking 50 years of literary and scientific achievement by Professor Kum’a Ndumbe III, 2019 in Douala.

On air in 2019 at Radio Balafon, Cameroon, discussing the looting of sacred and cultural artifacts and promoting an event organized by the AfricAvenir Foundation on the return of the Tangué — the princely prow and symbol of power of the Bele Bele — now housed at the Museum Five in Munich.

Guest speaker at the “African Contemporary Witnesses to German Colonialism” conference, held during the Frankfurt International Book Fair, Germany 2018 — sharing insights on history, memory, and African perspectives.

At the Frankfurt International Book Fair, Germany 2018, signing my very first book produced under the Africas Collective Memory project. A deeply emotional moment, filled with immense joy, as I personalized a copy for a German reader who requested I write a dedication in my mother tongue, Bankon.

My colleagues and I are pictured here standing in front of the replica of the Tangué, a princely prow stolen during German colonization, whose restitution is one of the central missions of the AfricAvenir International Foundation. At our side is Anne Weber, a journalist from Deutschlandfunk, who came to produce a report on the history of this object and the stakes surrounding its restitution. Douala 2019

Bridging histories: discussing German colonial legacies in Africa with international media to amplify African perspectives, 2019 Douala.

Honoring Cameroonian heroes of the anti-colonial struggle, alongside kings and political leaders, at a 2019 ceremony organized by AfricAvenir International in Douala — a powerful tribute to courage, legacy, and national pride.

With Professor Kum’a Ndumbe III and Editions AfricAvenir Director Ingoborg Mautner at the 2nd International Douala Meeting on the Restitution of African Collective Memory (2019), presenting the latest publications from the project. Behind us stands a Cameroonian replica of the famous Tangué, whose original—held by Munich’s Museum of the Five Continents—remains a subject of controversy.

Honored to present a donation of books from the 2019 Africa’s Collective Memory Project to the distinguished African Egyptologist, Professor Théophile Obenga, during a ceremony held in his honor in Douala — representing AfricAvenir International Foundation. A moment of deep emotion and respect.

Celebrating German language and culture with students, faculty, and enthusiasts at the German Club, University of New Mexico, 2021 — bringing the department’s cultural activities to life.

Guiding my advanced German students at the University of New Mexico through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 — resilience, learning, and connection in unprecedented times.

Closing the 2022 Trans-Atlantic Summer Institute (TASI) on “Reparations: A Global Affair” — two weeks of deep reflection on colonial histories, reparative justice, and global solidarity with fellow scholars and professors at the University of Minnesota.

Standing in remembrance at the site of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis. 2022

Sharing a moment with my beginner German students at the University of New Mexico, 2022, USA — guiding new learners on their journey into language and culture.

Celebrating graduation with Professor Emerita Susanne Baackmann, who supervised my Master’s work, at the 2023 diploma ceremony of the Department of Languages, Cultures, and Literatures, University of New Mexico.

Graduation day — Master’s in German Studies, University of New Mexico, 2023.

After a wonderful conversation on timely policy topics at the Hoover Institution — with my mentor Professor Russell Berman, Jendayi Frazer (former US Ambassador to South Africa), and colleagues Gift Iyoku and Oluwakemisola Omolola Adeusi, peers in the German Department (Stanford, 2023).

Delivering an in-class presentation on German-language immigration literature during my studies at Stanford University, 2024.

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