Who are the Bamoun kings? The Bamoun (or Bamum) kingdom in western Cameroon was established in 1394 by the Tikar prince Nshare Yèn. Settling in the region from neighbouring territory, he established ...

Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of a centuries-old kingdom nestled in hilly northwestern ...

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 7, 2024 shows the new exhibition hall and the royal palace of the Bamoun community in Foumban, West Region, Cameroon. Nguon, rituals of governance and associated ...

Initiée par feu le Sultan Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, promoteur de la culture Bamoun et cadre puissant du parti au pouvoir (RDPC), cela fait 17 ans, depuis 2006, que cette procédure était en cours à ...

Silence! Les membres de la société secrète Moungouo, de mystérieuses silhouettes masquées, enveloppées de la tête au pied dans une toge jaune, pénètrent dans la cour d'apparat de Foumban, la capitale ...

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One of the most significant African museum openings of 2024 was the Musée des Rois Bamoun, or Museum of the Bamoun Kings, in Foumban, Cameroon. Cameroonian archaeologist and heritage scholar Rachel ...

Foumban (Cameroon) (AFP) – Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of a centuries-old kingdom ...

A l'arrivée de leur juge suprême, un des seuls autorisés à montrer son visage, les imposantes lances de la justice sont plantées dans le sol. Le sultan Mouhammad Nabil Mfourifoum Mbombo Njoya, le ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) One of the most significant African museum openings of 2024 was the Musée des Rois Bamoun, or Museum of the Bamoun Kings , in Foumban, Cameroon. Housing over 10,000 objects, ...