Janvier Chando Tchouteu and pan-Africanism

 Janvier Chando Tchouteu (also known by variations like Janvier T. Chando, Janvier Tchouteu, or Janvier Chouteu-Chando) is a prolific author, primarily known for his works on African politics, history, geopolitics, and nonfiction accounts of leadership, assassinations, and neocolonial dynamics in Africa. He grew up in multiple countries including the United States, the Netherlands, Russia, and Cameroon, which informs his perspectives on global and African issues.

His writing often critiques post-colonial systems, foreign interference (especially French influence in Francophone Africa, or "Françafrique"), dictatorships, and the assassinations of influential African leaders that he argues have hindered the continent's progress and benefited external interests.Connection to Pan-AfricanismWhile not a traditional academic or activist figure in the classic Pan-African movement (like Kwame Nkrumah, Marcus Garvey, or Thomas Sankara), Tchouteu's work aligns strongly with Pan-Africanist themes through his focus on African unity, liberation from neocolonialism, self-sufficiency, and the need for a "new Africa" free from retarding influences like dictators, anachronistic systems, and exploitative foreign relationships.Key examples from his books include:

• FALLEN HEROES: African Leaders Whose Assassinations Disarrayed the Continent and Benefitted Foreign Interests — Explores how the targeted killings of progressive leaders disrupted Africa's trajectory and served outside powers.
• The New Africa: Getting Rid of the Retarding Influence of the Dictators, the Anachronistic Systems and the Mafia-style Foreign Relationships — Advocates for breaking free from neo-colonial ties and outdated governance to foster genuine African development and unity.
• LA TRAHISON D'INTÉGRITÉ (The Betrayal of Integrity) and related works on Thomas Sankara — He portrays Sankara (an iconic Pan-Africanist revolutionary who emphasized self-reliance, anti-imperialism, and African dignity) as a symbol of stifled hope, whose 1987 assassination suffocated revolutionary potential across the continent.
• Books on Cameroon (e.g., CAMEROON: The Haunted Heart of Africa, Cameroon: France’s Dysfunctional Puppet System in Africa, and A DEATH IN GENEVA... on Félix-Roland Moumié) critique ongoing French neocolonial control, which he sees as blocking true independence and regional progress—echoing broader Pan-African calls to dismantle such dependencies.
• ICONS AND VILLAINS: Recent Political Assassinations... — Covers global cases but includes African ones (e.g., Burkina Faso under Sankara), highlighting how such events reshape regions and serve geopolitical agendas.

Overall, Tchouteu's nonfiction promotes a vision of African empowerment, sovereignty, and collective destiny—core to Pan-Africanism—by exposing barriers to it and celebrating figures who embodied resistance to imperialism. His works serve as a contemporary critique and call to action in the spirit of Pan-African liberation ideals. He has also written fiction (bestsellers like Disciples of Fortune and Triple Agent Double Cross) and other nonfiction on global topics (e.g., Ukraine-Russia tensions).