Jean Louis Fendji holds a Ph.D. from the University of Bremen in Germany since 2015. His Ph.D. work was focused on how to turn community telecentres into community networks in Cameroon. He is currently working with organisations such as GIZ on the deployment of community networks and the development of digital services for rural communities (mainly in education and agriculture, using Artificial Intelligence). He has led several international projects, including an APC-funded project on the development of a proposed regulatory framework for community networks in francophone countries in Africa.
He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Ngaoundere and the Research Director on Innovative Technologies at AfroLeadership. Recently, he has been awarded the Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Study fellowship (2024-2026).