The 1994 and 2009 African bishop synods in Rome reflected on the vocation of the African Church towards the Universal Church. Fr. Michael Niba will discuss the events of these synods and how they inspired not only the papal exhortations Ecclesia in Africa (1995) and Africae Munus (2011), but also the ongoing efforts of forming and educating the Church in Cameroon. Fr. Niba is incoming Dean of Humanities Faculty at the Catholic University in Cameroon, and a Research Scholar at the School of Philosophy and the McLean Center at Catholic University as well as at the Center for Applied Research (CARA) of Georgetown University.