Martin Tsounkeu, General Representative of Africa Development Interchange Network (ADIN) and Leading Consultant for the Bureau of Economic Technical and Commercial Studies (BETEC) in Cameroon, is a Researcher who specializes in Financing for Development (FfD), with focus on the role and inclusion of grassroots people.  

Working on the MDGs and now the SDGs impact evaluation since inception, his experience of more than 30 years in Development Economics, Management, Corporate Structure, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation, include Civil Society activities in many International Work Groups (Trade-Finance, FfD, MDGs, Development Effectiveness, and Environment), in collaboration with the Commonwealth, the World Bank Group and UNDP.

He assisted the United Nations System in Cameroon for the Post 2015 Development process in 2013 and 2014, as National Coordinating Expert for the national and sub-national consultations.

He is author of several publications and studies: Chinese Investments In Cameroon: Examining the Trends, Challenges and Perspectives on the Environment And Communities" (WWF, 2014); Smallholders’ access to credit and financing in the basic agricultural value chains and risk management" (FAO, 2010) and "the China - Africa Cooperation and the peculiarities of the Chinese Development Assistance in Africa: The Case of Cameroon (AFRODAD, 2011).