By Canute Tangwa
In the heart of the evergreen, dense and lush equatorial forest of the South Region of Cameroon lies Djoum, one hundred and forty kilometres from Sangmelima- headquarters of the Dja and Lobo Division that by the force of circumstances, fate and design, begat the second president of the Republic of Cameroon.
Meandering, wheezing, gasping, bumping, heaving, spitting and hissing on the 140km untarred rugged-slimy road, our Toyota 4x4 pickup manned with unparalleled dexterity by our driver, Boko, grinded to a halt in front of Mado Bar at Djoum. “C’était vraiment un parcours du combattant”, he sputtered in French.
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