Melchisedek Chétima

Melchisedek Chétima (Ph.D. Université Laval; 2015) is Professor of African history at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) and Humboldt Fellow at the Institute for Asian and African Studies, HU. He is also a former Senior Lecturer at the University of Maroua in northern Cameroon. His current research focuses on the historical context of Boko Haram, including parallels and differences between the period of slavery, during which the "Mandara Mountains" of northern Cameroon were the target of slave hunters, and the current violence associated with Boko Haram. His work has appeared in acclaimed journals such as Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Historical Journal, African Studies Review, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Canadian Journal of History, and African Economic History.