Its location and its treasures reflect the historical, cultural and artistic heritage of the Bamoun people. As French historian Pierre Nora suggested, such spaces become “places of memory” by ...

The 20th king of the Bamoun people, Mouhammad Nabil Mfourifoum Mbombo Njoya, stood up from his ornate throne -- a replica of the original, now at a German museum -- for the ancient ritual to get ...

The Bamoun (or Bamum) kingdom in western Cameroon was established ... He met his demise in battle against the Nso people. One of Bamum’s most illustrious leaders was Njoya Ibrahima (1889–1933), an ...