The town of Bafut in Northwest Cameroon is one of only two regions in Cameroon still ruled by a chief with traditional power structures. These people originally came from the Northern regions of Lake Chad,

In Cameroon the sap used to create palm wine is most often taken from wild date palms such as the silver date palm (Phoenix sylvestris), the palmyra, and the jaggery palm (Caryota urens), or from oil palm

Green mamba Also known as the West African green mamba, this member of the mamba family is long, thin, and highly venomous. Distinguished by uncharacteristic round pupils and vibrant greenish yellow

What started like a joke ended up wowing the public. Despite repeated mechanical issues that punctured the helicopter from taking off, the inventor, Suimo Nsaitenla Jude, finally broke the spell few hours

This delicious vegetable is a specialty of the Bayangs of Manyu Division in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. Fufu and eru has gained national popularity and is enjoying the high gastronomy morals. Ingredients

Loosely defined and impossibly large, East Africa is an umbrella term that covers an incredible array of different countries, landscapes, cultures and ecosystems. This diversity means that there is something

The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a primate of the Old World monkey (Cercopithecidae) family. It is one of two species assigned to the genus Mandrillus, along with the drill. Both the mandrill and the

With the decline of the Nok and Sokoto, who had previously controlled Central and Northern Nigeria between 800 BCE and 200 CE, the Hausa were able to emerge as the new power in the region. Closely linked

The Bannerman's Turaco, Touraco De Bannerman, Touraco Doré, or Turaco De Bannerman (Tauraco bannermani) is the last turaco species to be discovered in 1923. This turaco is endemic to the humid forests

Lake Oku is a crater lake on the Bamenda Plateau in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. It is located at 2,219 metres (7,280 ft) on Mount Oku, and is completely surrounded by cloud forest. The lake lies

Achu and yellow soup Achu is a food that’s eaten in the Western part of Cameroon. It is usually eaten with different types of soups, for example yellow soup or green soup. It’s a staple food in the western

The Bakweri are a small tribe of some 16,000 people who live on the slopes of the Cameroon Mountain. They are quiet and reserved and are not widely known outside the Southern Cameroons despite the fact