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Darren Ekema Ewumbue Monono

Assistant Lecturer & Researcher, University of Ebolowa · Statelessness & Human Rights Specialist

Darren Ekema Ewumbue Monono
CEREDDA
Program Manager Human rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Specialisation
Statelessness · Nationality Law · Human Rights · Transitional Justice · Regional Integration
Program Manager Human rights and Humanitarian Affairs

Darren Ekema
Ewumbue Monono

Darren Ekema Ewumbue Monono is a legal and political science scholar and human rights researcher whose work focuses on the intersection of nationality law, statelessness, and transitional justice in Africa. With a strong academic background and a commitment to rights-based advocacy, he contributes to legal reform efforts, policy design, and scholarly debates on citizenship and justice mechanisms across the continent.

As Assistant Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Ebolowa, Darren brings rigorous legal scholarship to CEREDDA's human rights and governance programmes, with particular attention to nationality rights, statelessness eradication, and African Union human rights mechanisms.

Nationality Law Statelessness Human Rights Law Transitional Justice Regional Integration
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Research Interests

  • Nationality & Legal Identity in African Contexts
  • Statelessness Prevention & Eradication Strategies
  • Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict States
  • Community-Based & Collective Rights Approaches
  • African Union Human Rights Mechanisms

Education & Affiliations

PhD
Governance & Regional Integration
Pan-African University, Yaoundé, Cameroon — Focus: Statelessness, Nationality Rights, Human Rights Law
Master of Arts
International Human Rights Law
UN-mandated University for Peace, San José, Costa Rica
Affiliations
Pan-African University Research Network · African Network on Statelessness (ANS) — Member

Key Publications

2021 · Statelessness & Citizenship Review, Vol. 3(2)

People's Right to a Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa

Advocates for the recognition of collective rights to nationality within African legal systems as a pathway to eradicating statelessness.

2020 · Journal of Legal Studies and Research, Vol. 6(5)

Transitional Justice in Africa: The African Union and United Nations Perspectives

Explores integrative approaches to truth, reconciliation, and institutional reform in transitional justice processes.

2025 · Statelessness & Citizenship Review, Vol. 7(1)

UNHCR and Statelessness 30 Years After: A Call for Mandate Review and Mandate Equality

2020 · Journal of Legal Studies and Research, Vol. 6(3)

Transitional Justice in Africa: A Brief Survey of the Dynamics

Nationality Law Statelessness Transitional Justice UNHCR
Statelessness is not an abstract legal gap — it is a daily denial of belonging. Eradicating it demands that we treat nationality as a collective right, not a discretionary grant.
Darren Ekema Ewumbue Monono · Researcher, CEREDDA
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