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Keynoter.

His Royal Majesty Mukete 1V, Ekoko


PROFILE OF THE KEYNOTER.


HRM Mukete IV, Ekoko is the current Paramount Nfon of Kumba and Ruler of the Bafaw. He was enthroned in March 2020; upon the abdication of his father HRM Nfon Victor E. Mukete III. A Paramount Ruler is the highest level of royal traditional authority recognized by governments.


HRM is a Senator in the Cameroon National Assembly and Honorary Consul of The Republic of Türkiye (Turkey) to The Republic of Cameroon in Douala.


He is also the Vice President of the Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Crafts, an elected position he has held for four terms running since 2003. HRM has served in a host of Committees in Cameroon and abroad on behalf of the Cameroon's Private Sector.


HRM Mukete IV, Ekoko is the Chairman of the United Bank of Africa with headquarters in Brazzaville, Congo.


Apart from all the other boards HRM Chairs, he is the Government Public Relations Director at Gaz du Cameroun (GDC) as well as the Senior Adviser to GLOBELEQ Cameroun (Kribi & Dibamba Power Plants).


He is also a Director at African Atlantic International Maritime Ltd, Cameroon. In January 2022, he also became a Director of Australian Canyon Resources Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary CAMALCO CAMEROON S.A.


HRM is a member of the board of Trustees of The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Cameroon.



HRM is credited with being one of those who pioneered the growth of the SPECTRUM GROUP (Owners of the TV/Media Group STV, as well as Broadband Telecom; the local Shareholder of MTN Cameroon) for over 20 years; from the days when he served as Head of TV Program Acquisition, and later as Group Marketing Director, to his last position as Group General Manager.


Beyond his extensive expertise and portfolios in the public private sectors, HRM presence is culturally profound and aligns with the purpose of the Summit.



Culture and Identity are ‘social homes’ away from home where Diasporas reside in a socio-cultural context to maintain unbroken ties with their countries of origin. It is a classical diaspora phenomenon. The Patronage of His Royal Majesty Mukete IV, Ekoko, as the Keynoter, highlights the value and strength of culture, identity, and development.


 Additionally, a Royal presence and participation has added dimension with special outreach to Historical Black community in acknowledgement of Year of Return (1619-2019), 400 years after slavery and beyond.  The Nfon’s Palace will serve as a connecting bridge. It is a model of indigenous cooperation that fosters cultural exchange, heritage and ecotourism, and international partnerships after the tragedy of slavery and colonialism. It would be the first of its kind in Cameroon.


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