Richard Atimniraye Nyelade is a researcher at the Institute of Agricultural and Development (Cameroon) and a part-time lecturer at the University of Ottawa, Canada. His research centers on international relations, diplomacy, and governance in unrecognized states, with a particular focus on Taiwan-Somaliland relations. Currently, he is conducting fieldwork in Somaliland for his second PhD in Anthropology at the University of Ottawa, where he explores public and informal diplomacy strategies. Richard has published widely in both French and English, contributing to international journals and co-authoring books on African studies, colonialism, and indigenous rights.