Victoria United FC champion of Cameroon 2024 ! 🏆

Thanks to its draw game with Stade Renard of Melong (2-2), Opopo has won for the first time in her history the #cameroonfootball Championship 🏆.
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The game was played at the Mbappe Pepper Stadium in Douala with many public figures and state authorities present such as the Minister of Secondary Education Mme Lyonga NALOVA
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Goal Scorers for #VictoriaUnited
Dieudonné Dze (19')
Nathan Doualla (sp 80')

Goal Scorers for Stade Renard
Victor Ngobara (44')
Debi Katozo (60')

Congratulations 👏🏾🎉 to Victoria united 💥

[EN] On this day (13.04.2024), the Museum of the Bamoun Kings was inaugurated in Foumban,

The Bamoun Sultanate Museum, an architectural jewel to be discovered in western Cameroon 🇨🇲.
Located in Foumban, the historic capital of the Bamoun sultanate, this museum is a veritable cultural treasure trove. It houses a unique collection of arts and crafts recounting the history and traditions of this fascinating people.

The museum invites you to delve into the fascinating history of the Bamoun dynasty, spanning centuries of remarkable leadership and innovation, to explore the lives of the revered sultans, their visionary efforts and their profound impact on the development of the kingdom.

The Bamoun Royal Palace Museum is more than just a repository of artifacts; it's a bridge connecting the past to the present, a sanctuary where cultural heritage comes to life.

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[FR] Foumban : Le musée des rois Bamoun a été inauguré ce 13 avril 2024.
Le musée du sultanat Bamoun, un joyau architectural à découvrir à l'ouest du Cameroun 🇨🇲
Situé à Foumban, capitale historique du sultanat Bamoun, ce musée est un véritable trésor culturel. Il abrite une collection unique d'objets d'art et d'artisanat retraçant l'histoire et les traditions de ce peuple fascinant.

Ce musée vous invite à plonger dans l'histoire fascinante de la dynastie Bamoun, qui s'étend sur des siècles de leadership et d'innovation remarquables, à explorer la vie des sultans vénérés, leurs efforts visionnaires et leur impact profond sur le développement du royaume.

Le Musée du Palais Royal Bamoun est plus qu'un simple dépôt d'artefacts ; c'est un pont reliant le passé au présent, un sanctuaire où l'héritage culturel prend vie.

#Cameroun #PatrimoineCulturel #RoyaumeBamoun #musée #IndustriesCréatives #IndustriesCulturelles

🎵🎶BOBE YERIMA AFO-AKOM's Autobiography 🎶 🎵

TUBUO TOHMUNTAIN MARTIN, Alias Bobe yerima Afo-akom was born on November 18/11/1956 in NJINIKOM in kom **** Sub Division of the Mentchum Division.

I began my primary elementary education in St Anthony's Catholic School in NJINIKOM North West Providence of CAMEROON, today known as North West Region.

I was born in a family of ten and I was the first. My father, Pa Joseph Tohmuntain was one of the best bottle dance guitarists in West Cameroon and my mother Mama Fransisca Tii was a chorister in St Anthony's Catholic Mission.

At the age 9, my father used to take me along to accompany him to Palm wine 🌴 houses with his guitar

While in the primary school, I became the band leader of the school band . I used to make sure that every Sunday I organize tea time dance commonly known as social gathering for boys and girls to dance from 12noon, after church till 6pm before children went back to their homes considering that there was no electricity in the village in those days.

This was done with a six batterie record player.
Shortly after reunification I got integrated into a reunification orchestra in Old Town Abakwa Bamenda in 1974. And
I was later Inspired by Prince Nico MBARGA's _Sweet Mother_ song and Johnny Tezano's song **** led "Competition for **** ba".
So I decided to go for a music adventure where I trekked for 3 days by foot to Nigeria looking for Prince Nico Mbarga where I presented myself as a musician from Cameroon with a lot of courage and was recruited into his team B.

After my first ever released record inspired by the history of the stolen AFO AKOM produced by a Nigerian producer who had limited mastery of the genre, the album didn't do well in the market.

All the same, I was invited to animate a TV show during the inauguration of Ngongola State Television in 1980 in Nigeria . After a long struggle in Nigeria my music carrier did not boom as expected .

Sadly I was sent out of Nigeria amongst the illegal immigrants in 1982. I came and settled in Garoua and that was when Radio Garoua started broadcasting my music that I produced in Nigeria, and that was when my people in Cameroon began hearing my music for the first time .

Shortly after the arrival of TV in Cameroon, i was invited by Elvis Kemayo for a TV show programme called Télé Podium.

In 1984 I released a song **** led _J'ai Tout Perdu_

And that was another beginning of my music carrier in Cameroon after a long struggle. In 1986 I was Inspired by the Lake Nyos Disaster to release a song **** led _Lake Nyos_ .

In 1991 during the Wind of Change in Africa I released a song **** led _CRYING FOR SALVATION_

In 1992 i released _Ndong Ibolem_

In 1993 I released a song **** led __We Hate Ourselves_, _

In 1997 I released a song **** led _Our Environment_ .

In 2000 I released _Femme Rural_
With many other tracks, including the recently released "AFO AKOM" in 2024.

I can say it has been an amazing journey even with the storms. This has been a journey of a thousand miles which began with passion and a single step, a hard hard road to travel and very very rough.

I love you all 🥰

🖋️ The Grand Notable, BOBE YERIMA AFO AKOM 🎶

In 1978, Jill E. Brown-Hiltz was hired as a pilot for Texas International Airlines, making her the first African American woman pilot at a major airline. But it didn't always look like her dreams would come true.
Growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, she always wanted to fly more than anything else but she ended up graduating with a degree in Home Economics and began teaching.
In 1974, however, Brown enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where she was admitted into the Navy's flight training program. She was the first African American woman in the program but felt that the Navy wasn’t for her. After six months, she was honorably discharged.
Her next job was at Wheeler Airlines, where she worked her way up from a ticket counter clerk to pilot, logging enough hours as a pilot to quality for a job at a major airline.
Texas International Airlines (TIA) later hired Brown as a pilot when she was just 28-years old, and she made history. However, because she believed that she was only hired because of her race, she decided to only stay with the airline for a year.
It’s estimated that African American women only make up about 0.01% of all commercial pilots in the country. Brown was definitely a pioneer in a field that is still dominated by white men. Because of her early accomplishments, Brown continues to inspire many other Black and minority women who aspire to be pilots as well.
But her success has not always been easy. For example, in 1990, Brown sued United Airlines for discrimination because she applied three times and was never hired. The lawsuit was unsuccessful, but it opened the doors for her to advocate for others who are victims of discrimination in the airline industry.

Fredia "The Cheetah" Gibbs (born July 8, 1963), is an American former professional martial artist, kickboxer, and boxer who competed from 1975 to 2005. During her kickboxing career, she held ISKA, WKA, and WKF World ******* les. Before her kickboxing career, she was an All-American in basketball and track.

She is also a model and actress. Fredia has been featured on the Fresh Prince of Bel Aire with Will Smith. She was one of the women who was throwing Will Smith around in his nightmare. Her latest film is called Knockout."

Gibbs made history when she became the first African-American female Kickboxing ISKA World Champion. She earned the name "The Most Dangerous Woman in the World" after an upset in 1994 in her fight against World Champion Valérie Wiet-Henin of France in the "Battle of the Masters" Pay Per View Event in San Jose, California. She went on to become one of the most dominant champions of all time, and remains a significant historical figure in light and super lightweight kickboxing divisions. She competed from 1991 to 1997, amassing a record of 16 wins, 0 losses, and 15 KOs, and three world ******* les. She also competed as a top contender in women's professional boxing from 1997 to 2005 with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

She wrote The Fredia Gibbs Story about her life in 2016

“Being bullied is such a terrifying experience, especially for a child,” Fredia said. “[We] are just trying to learn our identity and learn who we are; to be threatened and quartered by kids who are supposed to be your classmates, whom you help with homework, it was uncomfortable, ugly and very negative.”

As she ran home to escape her bullys, her uncle Dr. William Groce, met her at the door this last time. “Look, baby girl, you can’t continue to run all of your life. You’re going to have to learn how to stand firm and face your fear(s),” he advised.

Gibbs began her instruction in Jeet Kune Do/Aikido fight style at Quiet Storm Martial Arts School in Chester, Pennsylvania. She learned martial arts to rebuild her self confidence and self esteem, which suffered as a result of being bullied. She was trained with her Uncle Will and by a group of lethal martial artists, lawyers, judges, doctors, business leaders, and blue collar workers. Earning her black belt was the unorthodox result of throwing powerful jab combinations and mastering tactical takedowns to obtain the glittering key on the ground behind Groce, the only way out of The Storm.

“It was tough. It was difficult but, I got the key. I unlocked the door and walked out.”

KIDNAPPED

In 1993, Gibbs martial arts training saved her life. She had lost her paycheck and bus fare in a game of Dominoes at a gathering in Inglewood, Calif. Strapped for cash, stranded and wanting to sleep in her bed instead of the couch she was offered, Gibbs accepted a ride from Lonnie Franklin Jr. after spending hours playing against him. She had no way of knowing her Domino opponent was California’s infamous Grim Sleeper, the serial killer responsible for murdering at least 100 Black women in South Central, displacing their bodies throughout Los Angeles circa 1985.

Now with him in his RV, something sinister in his sudden need for coffee awakened her intuition as he pulled into a secluded area. She refused to let him "violate" her. She tried to exit the passenger’s side door. The handle had been removed. When she scrambled for the van’s rear doors, she came face-to-face with a monster intent on violating, then adding her to his list of lifeless victims.

“He came charging at me like a football player...” She explained the aikido technique that uses an assailant’s clothing against them. “I tied his shirt over his head, pulled his pants down and grabbed his... so he couldn’t move,” demanding that he tell her where his keys were.

With her second key to freedom in hand, she told Grim, “When a "b" says, ‘No,’ she means, ‘No.'”

Gibbs was terrified and called her mom. She moved away from the Los Angeles area immediately.

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In 1994, Gibbs’ meteoric brawling record warranted an invitation to compete in a pay-per-view International Sport and Karate Association (ISKA) match-up against Valerie Wiet-Henin, dubbed “The Most Dangerous Woman in the World.”

Wiet-Henin was a formidable opponent renowned for breaking jaws and bruising ribs, a million-dollar baby who did not scare Gibbs.

In the third round, Gibbs said, “My legs began to get weak.” Looking to The Hill from whence her help was to come, she cried out, “Oh God! You gotta help.”

Stitched-up, torn and tattered, she delivered a lethal kick followed by an overhand right to the back of Wiet-Henin’s head, knocking her out.

In addition to becoming “The Most Dangerous Woman,” Gibbs also became the only martial artist except Bruce Lee to have a combat statue dedicated in her honor.

Gibbs has been featured in Black Achievers, Black Belt, Delco Times, Inside Karate, Jet, Los Angeles Sentinel, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sports Illustrated for Women, and Upscale Magazine.

Her fight gear is displayed at the Sports Legend of Delaware County Museum, dedicated to preserving the history and memory of Delaware County Sports Legends. She is an author, celebrity trainer, philanthropist, motivational speaker, and radio host. In 2016–2017 she was honored and participated in the Orange County Heritage Black History Parade and was nominated to attend the United State of Women summit hosted by the White House.

In 2016 #Gibbs was named one of the Top Ten Greatest African American Female Athletes of All time for Kickboxing.

In 2022, Cabrini University honored alumna Fredia Gibbs (ʼ19) during a statue dedication ceremony.

It may be just an ordinary-looking leaf, but a bay leaf is packed with flavour, aroma, health and wellness. It is a herb that can be traced to ancient times. The Bay laurel (Laurus ****** ilis, Lauraceae), similar to the bay leaf, was the main constituent in the wreaths of laurel used for crowning the victorious athletes in ancient Greece. Also known as Sweet Bay or Sweet Laurel, it is one of the most commonly used herbs. Its history dates back to the legends of the Greek god Apollo, the god of prophecy, healing, strength, protection and energy. You can cook the leaves and inhale the steam to get rid of mucus and reduce the severity of the cough. Bay leaf protects against heart attack and stroke, because it contains compounds that protect the heart and blood vessels. It is rich in acids such as caffeic acid, quercetin, eigenol and parthenolide, which are substances that prevent the formation of cancer cells in the body. Eliminates insomnia and stress if taken before bedtime and helps to relax and sleep peacefully. Drinking a cup of boiled bay leaf twice a day dissolves kidney stones and cures infections.

Just as we typically burn incense sticks, bay leaves are also burned in homes and places of worship as a part of spiritual rites and rituals. The bay leaf is believed to contain a multitude of chemicals that are released on burning and are beneficial to the body. Burning a bay leaf has also been found to relieve stress and fatigue. The combination of chemicals, specifically the chemical linalool in the leaves creates smoke that, when inhaled, calms the body and the mind. Patrons also associate bay leaf smoke with more focused meditation. Inhalation of this smoke is also said to boost one’s immune system and treat respiratory issues. It is believed that consuming about 1 to 3 grams of fresh bay leaf regularly, can also help one to effectively deal with Type II diabetes.

Learn how to take away your worries and make your wishes come true with the magical uses of bay leaf. Bay leaf, also known as bay laurel, is a powerful herb that is useful for manifestation, prosperity, protection, cleansing and even psychic development. It is a favorite herb of many as it is easily accessible, has multiple magical uses and is easy to grow inside of your home or garden. Take a bay leaf and write your wishes and desires directly on the leaf. While holding the bay leaf, begin to channel your wants, intentions and wishes into the leaf. Take as much time as you need to focus your energy, feelings and visualizations into the leaf. Feel and visualize receiving what you are asking for and be open to receive it. Once you are finished channeling and feel ready, burn the bay leaf. Watch the smoke of the Bay leaf carry your wishes and intentions out into the universe. Bay leaves are widely known for their power to develop psychic abilities, and most commonly, what’s known as the “clairs”. What this means is that bay leaves can help to heighten your extrasensory abilities, in order to receive psychic messages, communicate with your spiritual team, and connect to the Universe. You can sleep with a bay leaf under your pillow to receive psychic messages in your dreams. This same method also helps with lucid dreaming or astral travel, both of which are difficult techniques but, once mastered, can help to connect you with ancestors!

Nefertiti, the chief wife of Akhenaten was the mother of six daughters including Meritaten (later Meritamun). She was the eldest daughter of the royal couple. Some scholars believes that she was the wife of Pharaoh Smenkhare or even possibly Smenkhare herself.
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The face of Seti I is one of the most well preserved in all of Ancient Egyptian history.

He dièd 3,298 years ago and ruled when Egypt was at one of its most affluent peaks. He was the father of one of the most famous pharaohs of all time, Ramesses II. The greatest pharaoh of all time.

When he dièd, Egyptian Mummification was at its absolute peak of perfection.

He is often regarded the most well preserved
mùmmy in the world.

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𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

1. #africa was one time called Alkebulan (mother of mankind).

2. Africa ruled the world for 15,000 years.

3. Richest man in history is an African King (Mansa Musa).

4. Africa civilized mankind.

5. Mining started in Africa 43,000 years ago, In 1964 a hematite mine was found in Swaziland at Bomvu Ridge in the Ngwenya mountain range.

6. Africans were the first to organise fishing. expeditions 90,000 years ago at Katanga, Congo.

7. Africans carved the world’s first colossal sculpture 7,000 years ago.

8. The ancient Kemetians had Afro combs.

9. African Kings ruled India.

10. Africa is a home to World’s oldest University.

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Weaving kente cloth is a cultural tradition of the Asante (also known as Ashanti) people, and these fabrics were originally used exclusively to dress kings and their courts. Each block, pattern, and color has a distinct name and meaning, and the cloth often includes adinkra symbols, which represent concepts or sayings....
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Top 10 African tribes/ethnic groups that are globally known.

(In no particular order)

1) Zulu 🇿🇦 South Africa - The Zulu tribe is popular outside Africa. They've been featured in music, documentaries and movies. Shaka the Zulu was a warrior king whose popularity is well spread. Famous Zulus, Lucky Dube, Nasty C, black Coffee etc.

2) Igbo 🇳🇬 Nigeria - The Igbos are undeniably known world wide. Chinua Achebe wrote about the Igbo culture alot. They are known for their history, culture and literature.
The popularized the kolanut and palm wine through books, movies and music
Pete Edochie, Nkem owoh, Chinwetalu Ejiofor, Zain Asher, Ckay, Flavour, Chimamanda, phyno, P-square are Igbos who have taken their culture to the world. Igbo are known in Nollywood movies.

3) Maasai 🇰🇪 Kenya - The Masai are perhaps one of the most documented tribes in Africa, with alot of documentaries shown about them and books written about their culture.
They are known for their traditional clothing and hunting skills

4) Yoruba 🇳🇬 Nigeria - The Yorubas are globally known for their history, culture, art and literature. Fela, Wole Soyinka, Wizkid, Davido, Tiwa Savage, David Oyelowo, John Boyega, Anthony Joshua etc are a few Yorubas who have taken their culture to the world. The Yoruba culture has been featured in many Hollywood movies.

5) Hausa 🇳🇬 Nigeria - The hausas are very popular. Often known as the Igbos of the North, The richest black man in the world Aliko Dangote is Hausa along with his brother from the same state Kano Abdulsamad Rabiu (BUA). Their culture has also been well written about and have featured in a few Hollywood movies including the Amazon prime series were a woman was seen eating Tuwo shinkafa.

6) Swahili 🇹🇿 Tanzania - This people have phenomenal spread their language in East Africa and a few central African nations.
In the 70s, their language was part of the African-American black pride movement been pushed forward.

7) Edo/Bini 🇳🇬 Nigeria - The Binis are perhaps the culture in Africa with the most famous artworks outside Egypt.
Binis are known for their history, culture and art/architecture.
The famous Benin bronze, ivory and brass artworks are known globally. The country Benin republic gets their name from them. Benin art and culture have been featured in Hollywood movies including black panther. Many Nigerian cultures have roots in Benin. The bronze mask of Queen Idia is perhaps the most famous mask in Africa and one of the most famous in the world. Popular Edos are Kamaru Usman, Rema, Odion Jude Ighalo, Victor Osimhen, Dave, Sam Loco Efe etc.

😎 Asante 🇬🇭 Ghana - This tribe are known for their history and culture. Popular American hip hop artist was named after this tribe Asante. Their Kente is perhaps the most popular African attire outside of Africa and were known to be masters of the gold craft.

9) The Fulani - This nomadic tribes are known for their history and culture. They are predominantly in West Africa and are found in 18 African countries. Most In Nigeria 🇳🇬
Popular Fulanis or people with Fulani ancestry are Muhammadu and Aisha Buhari, Tafawa Balewa, Anthony Anderson, India Arie, Peter John Gomes etc.

10) Berbers/Amazigh - They are predominantly found in North Africa. They are predominantly found in Morocco 🇲🇦 and Algeria 🇩🇿 They known for their use of silver silver. Their culture and history well documented and have a unique language and writing system that traces back to ancient Egypt. Books are currently being written about them including a book ***** led salt by Haitian-American Pascaline Brodeur.

💥 #Disclaimer : Every African tribe and culture is beautiful, unique and important. No one culture is more important than the other. This only highlights tribes known outside the continent overall, this doesn't mean there aren't other cultures that aren't known.
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