The 13 Cantons of the Sawa People

First settlers of the banks of the Wouri River alongside the Bakoko, the Bassa du Wouri form an important sociological community bordered by the…

The history of Bèlè Bèlè Canton is intimately linked to that of Njo Njo Canton: both territories were born from the separation of two brothers, sons…

Bonambela is the kingdom of the legendary King Dika Mpondo, one of the signatories of the 1884 Germano-Duala treaty — the founding act of modern…

According to the history of the Duala, descendants of Ewalé Mbédi, patriarch Doo Makongo was born between 1697 and 1702 and ruled over all Duala territories.

The origin of the Déido people remains surrounded by rich, sometimes contradictory oral traditions.

Bonkeng-Penja Canton spans two districts, Njombé-Penja and Loum, bordered to the south by Balong Canton (Mbanga), to the north by Manehas Canton, to…

Settled along the Wouri-Nkam River in Cameroon's Littoral region, the Bodiman belong to the wider Sawa group and speak a language close to Ewodi and Duala.

Located at the northern edge of Douala, Bakoko Wouri Canton — also known as Mittin N'zangwa Canton — consists of seven villages led by 3rd-degree traditional chiefs.

Benefiting from both a riverine and an inland area, Wouri Bwélé Canton counts around ten villages on both sides of the Wouri River, its nourishing…

Along the Nkam River, which flows into the Wouri, four cantons can be found — among them the Wouri Bosua grouping, located in the Yabassi district, Nkam department.

Well before its first contact with the Germans in 1885, the Bakoko-Moungo community already had a structured social organisation, with a figure…

Malimba Canton as it stands today is the heir to a great territorial community that endured many trials — glorious in trade and economy during the…

Elevated to a 2nd-degree Superior Chieftaincy by Decree No.