Society

Cameroon opens museum honoring oldest sub-Saharan kingdom

FOUMBAN, CAMEROON — VOA | To enter the Museum of the Bamoun Kings in western Cameroon, you have to pass under the fangs of a gigantic two-headed snake — the highlight of an imposing coat of arms of one of the oldest kingdoms in sub-Saharan Africa. Thousands of Cameroonians gathered in …

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Le Cameroun inaugure le musée d’un de ses plus vieux et influents royaumes

AFP | Pour pénétrer dans le musée des Rois Bamouns, dans l’ouest du Cameroun, on passe sous les crochets des gueules béantes d’un gigantesque serpent à deux têtes, clou d’un imposant édifice en forme des armoiries de l’un des plus vieux royaumes d’Afrique subsaharienne, inauguré en grande pompe ce weekend. …

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Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung Named Chief Curator of 2025 São Paulo Biennial

ARTnews | Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, one of today’s most closely watched curators, will serve as the chief curator for the 2025 Bienal de São Paulo. Ndikung is currently the director and chief curator of Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in Berlin. Prior to joining HKW last year, Ndikung …

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Code of Fear – Homophobia in Cameroon | +video

DW | In Cameroon, homosexuality is a criminal offense. In 2013, the journalist and gay rights activist Eric Lembembe was murdered. A filmmaker who knew him sets out to explore the roots of homophobia in his home nation. Eric Lembembe was tortured and murdered because he was gay. His killing …

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Cameroonian theatrical artist eyes fruitful cultural exchanges with China

Growing up in a Cameroonian village, Junior Esseba watched many Chinese movies, including “Shaolin Temple” starring Jet Li, which left him in awe and admiration. Esseba’s love for theater grew from there, and today he is a household name in the country’s performing arts industry. YAOUNDE, March 27 (Xinhua) — …

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World Watches as Trial for Murdered Cameroonian Journalist Begins

The long-awaited trial in the brutal assassination of Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo finally opened on Monday. Seventeen individuals stand accused before the military court in Yaoundé, including high-profile figures charged with shocking crimes like complicity in torture and murder. Who’s on Trial? Seventeen people indicted in connection with this case …

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