Come discover our common History and Heritage
Our People, History, Culture and the preservation of the Slave Site.
We want to remember where we came from, who we are and our contribution to African and global civilization including the Slave Trade and religious expansion.
Your past is the foundation of your person/people and informs your present and future.
DID YOU KNOW?
- That Bimbia was a port for trading slaves and other goods between the natives and the Portuguese, the Spanish others in the 1400s. The relics of the slave trade are still visible today and in the process of being developed into a Heritage site.?
- Did you know that the slave site is open for visits and that activities to depict what slavery looked like at that time are being enacted on the site.
We want to remember, to keep our rich history, culture and tradition alive; to tell the story of Bimbia in Cameroon and show case the rich memories of the Slave Trade.
Your past is the foundation of your person/people and informs your present and future.
People of the historical slave trade.
The Bimbia culture, history and tradition, although rich, is not often practiced and is mostly oral. The predominant Isubu history holds that the group hails from Mboko, the area southwest of Mount Cameroon. Tradition makes them the descendants of Isuwu na Monanga, who led their migration to the west bank. When a descendant of Isuwu named Mbimbi became king, the people began to refer to their territories as Bimbia.
The Traditional rulers/ chiefs of Bimba.
The current traditional rulers of the three villages of Bimbia, namely. Dikolo, Bona Ngombe, and Bona Bille
HRH Chief Samuel Epupa Ekum
Dikolo
The Musuka family
Bona Ngombe
The Billa Lozenge family who are the descendants of king William of Bimbia
Bona Bille
Ikanea John Elufa Manga Williams
Paramount chief of Limbe