Our Team

Our Team

Nous avons la chance de compter sur une équipe diversifiée de politologues, juristes internationaux, chercheurs, journalistes et experts en communication.

THE EXECUTIVE

Abdelkader Filali, Ph.D.

President

afilali[@]irc-childsoldiers.org

Dr. Abdelkader Filali, former professor Ottawa and Saint Paul University. President of the International Research Center for the Prevention of Child Soldiers. Holds a Ph.D. from Ottawa University. Specialization in the Anthropology of Violence, Radicalization, and Terrorism.

Josée Provençal, Ph.D.

Executive Director

jprovencal[@]irc-childsoldiers.org

Dr. Josée Provençal holds a doctorate from the University of Ottawa and is an assistant professor of international relations at the Royal Military College St-Jean in Canada. She specialises in issues related to just transition, energy security, and sufficiency as peacekeeping tools. She is the Executive Director of the International Research Center for the Prevention of Child Soldiers.

Willy Didié Foga Konefon, Ph.D.

Africa Office Director


wdfkonefon[@]irc-childsoldiers.org

Dr. Willy Didié Foga Konefon, professor in the History Department of the University of Douala (Cameroon). He holds a Ph.D. in History of International Relations from the University of Yaoundé. He is the Africa Bureau Director of the International Center for Research on the Prevention of Child Soldiers.


Associates


Virginie Wanyaka Bonguen Oyongmen, Ph.D.

Chair of Academic and Ethics Committee

vwboyongmen[@]irc-childsoldiers.org

Claude Bekombo Jabea, Ph.D.

Chair of International Humanitarian Law Committee

cbjabea[@]irc-childsoldiers.org