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Romuald NKONLAK

UNBELIEVABLE: Cameroon opens museum honouring oldest sub saharan kingdom | History Defined

Thousands of people gathered in Foumban to celebrate the opening of the museum (Credit: AFP)

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 the royal palace square in Foumban on Saturday to celebrate the opening of the Museum of the Bamoun Kings.

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