Cameroonian conflict expert, Robert Ngangue, obtains int’l certification in Dialogue Facilitation.

Ngangue was handed the certification by the Nansen Centre for Dialogue and Peace, NCPD, in Norway. The certificate is signed by two ace NCPD trainers, Christiane Seehausen and Norunn Grande.

The signatories said the certification follows the completion of a rigorous training programme and post assignment of facilitating dialogue in local context by Ngangue. 

Ngangue announces ‘30 Days of Dialogue’

Speaking to The Guardian Post after hitting the new global milestone, Ngangue, described the certification as a “valuable international distinction, particularly in the current Cameroonian context”. 

He said his next step is to use the knowledge acquired through the training to consolidate his work in the domain of fostering dialogue peaceful resolution of conflict in Cameroon. 

“I invite you to meet again in two weeks for the launch of the project "30 Days of Dialogue" to foster deep citizen listening, as well as to strengthen and consolidate trust between our leaders and the governed,” he announced. 

Ngangue who is also a member of the Order of International Experts, OMEI, a Swiss institution recognised for its expertise and strategic advisory services to the world's major decision-makers, said he believes in action and field work that speaks volume than making pronouncements.

Cameroon already reaping fruits of training 

Ngangue said during the five-month training, he conducted dialogue sessions in the country, applying the theories and standards taught during the plenary sessions in Norway. 

“Videos and photos of these sessions were regularly transmitted to the jury in Norway for appreciation and evaluation,” he stated, noting that “facilitating dialogue is an art and a science that goes beyond the simple act of organizing and leading a meeting”.

In Cameroon, characterized by immense cultural diversity, complex socio-political challenges, and a rich community fabric, Ngangue said the skills acquired are not only relevant but crucial.

He said the training has further honed his “ability to return the floor to citizens, including on sensitive topics, to listen without bias, to structure exchanges, to defuse tensions, and to co-create solutions”. 

He said Cameroon, often described as "Africa in miniature", presents social dynamics where dialogue is the primary lever of stability. 

With over 250 ethnic groups, two linguistic sub-systems (English-speaking and French-speaking), diverse religious sensitivities, security concerns in the northern region, the East, and the Anglophone parts, as well as numerous systemic, structural, and often latent community conflicts, Ngangue said Cameroon stands in permanent need of professional and neutral communication "bridges". 

He said facilitating dialogue makes it possible to transform diversity into a strength rather than a source of friction, and confrontation into collaboration. 

Ngangue said with the implementation of decentralization, which enshrines participatory governance, decentralized territorial collectivities must collaborate closely with populations. 

With his skills as dialogue facilitator, Ngangue said he can actively be a link that ensures public-private-citizen collaboration is productive. 

About the dialogue facilitator 

Robert Ngangue is an expert in conflictology, a certified professional mediator, former senior United Nations official, now a major figure in peacebuilding and conflict management, both internationally and in Cameroon. 

With 25 years of his career within the UN, notably in the Department of Peace Operations, Ngangue served in several complex crisis zones around the world, particularly in Africa and Europe. 

He facilitated dialogue between armed factions, restoring State authority in post-conflict periods, and supporting processes of dialogue, political mediation, and national and community reconciliation. 

In recognition of his two decades of commitment, he was honoured by UN Secretary General, António Guterres. Ngangue also joined the World Order of International Experts and is also World Peace Ambassador for the West Africa Region. 

The Yassa native of the Littoral Region is pursuing doctoral studies in mediation and conflict resolution and possesses a solid academic foundation in the field of peace and conflict management. 

He is member of a dozen scholarly institutions and practitioner networks for innovations and promotion in the fields of mediation and dialogue worldwide.

The guest lecturer at several universities in Africa and Europe, has been putting his skills at the service of his home country through structures such as the non-profit association, Ombudsperson Mediation Initiative (OMI) and the dialogue and mediation expertise firm Africa Mediation Services (AFRIMEDS). 

He flagged off the National Campaign for Peace and Non-Violence during 2025 presidential election under the label Give Peace a Chance initiative, sensitizing over five million citizens. 

He is also the initiator of "Mediation Week" in Cameroon, an event that sensitized the Cameroonians on the added value of mediation in the administration of justice, promote a culture of dialogue and amicable dispute resolution outside of court jurisdictions, and train qualified mediators to amicably resolve community, social, and professional conflicts. 

Ngangue’s goal is to place dialogue and mediation at the heart of daily interactions among Cameroonians and to increase the practice of mediation and dialogue from its current level of approximately 30% to 60% over the next five years across all sectors of activity combined. 

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3807 of Thursday June 04, 2026