Eric Chinje is a Cameroonian-born and raised Communications and Media expert. He is also a visiting scholar at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Fluent in English and French, Mr. Chinje studied at the universities of Yaoundé (Cameroon), Syracuse (New York), and Harvard (Cambridge, Massachusetts). He has held leadership positions in local and international organizations based in Washington, Tunisia, London, Nairobi, and Yaoundé, including Chief Executive Officer of African Media Initiative (AMI), Senior Adviser at KRL International, Director for Strategic Communications at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, World Bank’s External Relations Manager for Africa, Head of External Affairs and Communication unit at the African Development Bank, Editor in Chief of Cameroon Television and a contributing correspondent for CNN World Report, and a stringer for the BBC World Service, Voice of America, and Deutsche Welle Radio.
He served as an Adviser to the governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Liberia, and South Sudan on their strategic, development, and international communications – an extension of his role as a Senior Advisor at the Washington-based International Communications and Relations firm, KRL International. After formal employment, Mr. Chinje’s attention has turned to civic and philanthropic endeavors. He volunteers for these worldwide, especially in his home country, Cameroon. Mr. Chinje has received many prestigious awards and recognitions, including a lifetime achievement award for audio-visual communication from the ICT University Cameroon (2023) and a Man of the Year award from the Pan-African Ivory Club of Tampa, Florida, USA (2023). He is an Officer of the Cameroon Order of Merit and an Officer of the Dutch Order of Orange Nassau.
Biography
Eric Chinje is a Cameroonian-born and raised Communications and Media expert. He is also a visiting scholar at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Fluent in English and French, Mr. Chinje studied at the universities of Yaoundé (Cameroon), Syracuse (New York), and Harvard (Cambridge, Massachusetts).