In Patrice Nganang's Trilogy, Cameroon's Past Is Still Very Present
Patrice Nganang’s trilogy of historical novels explores his country’s national identity, rife with great promise and pain. “The dream of Cameroon is contradictory,” he says.
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Patrice Nganang’s trilogy of historical novels explores his country’s national identity, rife with great promise and pain. “The dream of Cameroon is contradictory,” he says.
His Royal Highness Nabil Mbombo Njoya, the new sultan of Bamoun in Cameroon has offered to cater for a 14-year-old girl’s education to whom he was supposed to
Sultan Njoya Ibrahim: inventor of the Bamun script Furthermore, he invented a machine to grind corn. Culture connoisseur, he promoted the development of arts to reach the cultural thriving of the Bamun people. The capital city Foumban is the city of arts today. At its heart is the palace built by Sultan Njoya, which has become part of the UNESCO World Heritage. What was Njoya Ibrahim's relationship with the colonists like? Unlike Rudolf Douala Manga Bell, Njoya Ibrahim did not fight against the colonists. In 1906, for instance, he allied with the Germans during his war against the Banso who h...