Éric Temfack.
“He who understands the African history of power no longer fears the present.”
Éric Temfack is a Cameroonian author and digital strategist based in Paris. He wrote 50 Hidden Laws of African Power, a reading of African history through fifty principles of power and strategy, and has worked in digital projects for over ten years.
African Power
The book.
A framework to discuss, contextualise and test against the facts, not a universal formula.
50 Hidden Laws of African Power
Reading African history through fifty principles of power
Drawing on trajectories from Kemet, Kongo, Mali, Songhai and Ethiopia, the book sets fifty principles of power and strategy against contemporary situations of leadership. The links to the present are the author’s interpretation.
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Éric Temfack in detail.
The author
Born in Cameroon and based in Paris, Éric Temfack writes about African history, leadership and the way power is built, held and lost.
His approach, “Ancestral History + Modern Proof™”, starts from a documented historical episode and links it to a contemporary situation in politics, business or digital strategy.
The digital strategist
Alongside his writing, he leads digital projects at ISC Paris (website, digital strategy, inbound marketing, SEO and SEA). He co-founded Collective.Tank, CTRL Paris and MY BEST TOOLZ.
Career & education
- Executive Certificate — Data & AI Leadership2025 · École Polytechnique
- Publication — 50 Hidden Laws of African Power2026 · French edition January, English edition April
- Digital project manager — ISC ParisSince February 2023 · Paris
- Co-founder — Collective.Tank, CTRL Paris, MY BEST TOOLZ2022 – 2023
- Digital Project Management certificationDigital School of Paris
- Bachelor’s in CommunicationUniversité Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris
Another way to read power.
Leadership is often analysed with Western frameworks. This work proposes a complementary one.
Combining African history of power with digital strategy gives a cross-disciplinary view: how narratives, institutions and networks shape influence, then and now.
The aim is not to replace other traditions but to add missing sources, and to discuss what can be transposed and what cannot.
He who understands the African history of power no longer fears the present.Éric Temfack
Areas of intervention.
Topics for talks, interviews and professional exchanges.
African history of power
Power mechanisms in Kemet, Kongo, Mali, Songhai and Ethiopia, read in context.
Leadership & influence
Legitimacy, narrative, succession: what historical cases teach modern leaders.
Digital strategy
SEO, acquisition and analytics, drawn from over ten years in digital projects.
Narrative & sources
Putting African sources and perspectives back into the study of strategy.
Artificial intelligence
Data & AI leadership (École Polytechnique, 2025) applied to marketing and organisations.
Talks & keynotes
In Paris, in French-speaking Africa or remotely. Topics adapted to your audience.
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