René Ngek Monteh is an Associate Professor of History in the Department of History at the Higher Teacher Training College at the University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon. He is a consultant at the International School for Security Forces and a visiting lecturer at the Pan-African University Institute of Governance, Humanities, and Social Sciences , alongside many other state and non-state universities. He has published a number of journal articles and books on conflict, security and peace studies.