Bakossi People The Bakossi people, a Bantu ethnic group, inhabit the slopes of Mount Mwanenguba and Mount Kupe within Cameroon’s Bakossi Mountains. With a population around 200,000, they primarily practice subsistence farming, alongside coffee and cocoa cultivation. Traditions and Lineage Legend has it that the Bakossi descended from the legendary hunter Ngoe and his wife … Read more
MANYU PEOPLE The Manyu Division’s tribes, including the Banyang, Keakaas, Anyangs, and Bokis, trace their roots back to Ekoi in Southeastern Nigeria. Their migration to present-day Cameroon was driven by wars, slave trade evasion, and the Efik fishermen’s quest for better fishing grounds at the Manyu River. Led by a hunter named Akwen, they journeyed … Read more
THE ORKO PEOPLE The Oroko, also known as Bareka or Batekka, are a Bantu ethnic group from the coastal Sawa region, residing mainly in the Ndian and Meme divisions of Cameroon’s Southwest Region. They communicate in Oroko, English, and Cameroon Pidgin English. The Oroko share historical and cultural ties with various coastal tribes in Cameroon, … Read more
Kwe people Bakweri Bakweri People are the People Found on the slopes of Mt. Fako in the Southwest Region of Cameroon Total population: 32,200 (1982) Regions with significant populations Cameroon Languages: Mokpwe Religion: Predominantly Christian and/or ancestor worshippers Related ethnic groups Bakole, Bamboko, Duala, Isubu, Limba, Mungo, Wovea and other Bantu peoples The Bakweri (or … Read more
Bakweri Marriage And Traditional Wedding As indicated by Mola Mbua Ndoko the conventional methodology of securing a spouse as was recommended by Bakweri seniors over 200 years prior includes three stages: Bakweri Marriage And Traditional Wedding As indicated by Mola Mbua Ndoko the conventional methodology of securing a spouse as was recommended by Bakweri seniors … Read more
Mount Cameroon Race of Hope Where: Buea, Southwest Cameroon, Central-West Africa When: Held annually in the last weekend of January or the first weekend of February What happens: 500 runners battle up and down the steep and unforgiving slopes of Mount Cameroon on a marathon length course Where Is it Mount Cameroon, situated 180 miles west … Read more