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Spotlight on Bakweri Culture and Society

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THE "REPUBLIC OF VICTORIA" IN THE 1870S; AN EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT

Here is a very rare 126 year-old document-- an except from the memoirs of George Thomson, a Baptist missionary from Scotland, who arrived the Cameroon coast in 1871-- that tells us a lot about Victoria, its people and their diverse origins. Thompson ultimately settled in what was

Published on Dec 31, 2009, 6:23 am

Bakweri Religious views and Conceptions

By CARL J. BENDER* Culled from Religious and Ethical Beliefs of African Negroes: Duala and Wakweliland. Kansas: Halderman-Julius Company, 1925] The Wakweli, like the Duala and other African Negro tribes, are a religious people. The more one makes himself acquainted with their religious beliefs, customs and usages, the

Published on Dec 31, 2009, 6:15 am

Dr. William Nganje: Community Leader and Academic Role Model in t

By Dibussi Tande (originally published in Summit Magazine) One of the highlights of the Fako America 15th annual convention in Chicago, USA, was the award of plaques of excellence to a number of individuals for their contribution towards the advancement of Fako division and its inhabitants.  Dr. William Nganje

Published on Nov 3, 2009, 10:10 pm

Becky Ndive Passes On

Nkeze Mbonwoh (Cameroon Tribune)       Another Radio icon has died leaving Buea in shock, her fans in grief and tears. Njome Becky Ndive, the famous matriarch of "The Debate" on CRTV national television, has quit the scene. Becky Ndive, as she was popularly known, gave up the ghost

Published on Jul 17, 2009, 2:53 pm

Go and Rest Auntie, Becky Ndive We Will Miss You!

By Mabi Azefor Fominyen (Originally published on Mabi's World) I barely dried my tears following Michael Jackson's death only to learn about Becky Ndive's passing on! Devastated! So I thought: what a cruel world we live in ! Is it so cruel that some "STARS "can no longer

Published on Jul 17, 2009, 2:50 pm

Tata Kinge: A Musical Tribute to Barack Obama

Within minutes of the announcement that Barack Obama had won the US presidential elections on that historic November night in 2008, Tata Kinge, one of Fako’s most creative artists, immediately went to work to write a song in honor of America's first-ever black president. The result was a scintillating

Published on Jul 10, 2009, 9:27 pm

University Don Hails Tata Kinge

By Moki S. Mokondo (Originally published on Fako News Centre)   The former pioneer editor-in-chief, MINAJ Broadcast International, Nigeria ,now senior lecturer, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Buea, Cameroon, Funge Diffang has called on Fako elites in the Diaspora to throw their weight behind a Fako based

Published on Jul 9, 2009, 9:30 pm

No-Lingana (I Shall Love You) - A Song by Miss Lee

The story of Etekele and Princess Mboti or the struggle between true African love and loyalty to tradition. By Miss Lee No-Lingana - Miss Lee

Published on Feb 14, 2009, 6:05 am

When I Fall in Love, I Talk about Buea (A Valentine's Day Poem)

By Joyce Ashuntantang When I fall in love, I talk about BueaOne way street into my heart: from mile 17 to Buea Town Luscious tomatoes, color of my lipstick smudged on his shirtRemnants of kisses falling on fertile volcanic soil Liengu's husband, Epasa moto*, part man, part stone,Sole witness

Published on Feb 14, 2009, 6:01 am

Obituary: Kate Ebenye Idowu née Steane ("Auntie Kate")

it is with great sorrow that Bakwerirama announces the death of Mrs. Kate Idowu nee Steane whom we profiled late last year. Family sources say that Auntie Kate as she was fondly called, died in Limbe, Cameroon, on the evening of January 2nd 2009. According to one of her grand nieces,

Published on Jan 9, 2009, 5:08 pm

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