Fetba is a small village in Cameroon – albeit one with a population of one thousand.  The country, also known as the ‘hinge of Africa’ by historians, is one of the best destinations for anyone yearning to acquire a wide knowledge of Africa and its cultures.

Dr Raymond-Tchakounté -II  Fetba West Cameroon

Fetba village is a subdivision of Bazou, Nde department of West Cameroon. The West Cameroon region is actually the smallest of the country’s ten-, and about the size of the county of Kent in the United Kingdom. Located in the central west of Cameroon.

The people of the region, the Bamoun (sometimes called Bamum), are geographically and culturally close  to the  Bamiléké . The Bamiléké are the folk native from the grasslands of west Cameroon: the term also refers to the group of language they speak.

The tiniest in size, yet the largest in population density, is also one of the most developed of the regions. West Cameroon is home to sharp entrepreneurs such as the billionaire Fotso Victor,  Sowen,   Kadji to list a few, who own  banks , luxury hotels and businesses  from around the world.  The Bamiléké’s best kept secret is believed to be hard work combined with a strong traditional culture.

“One of the most beautiful places I know is Fetba,”- says Nadine Blanchard, a postgraduate student from Clermont Ferrand.

Dr Raymond-Tchakounté -II-Clermont Ferrand Student in Fetba

Nadine was initially a postgrad CERDI student in Clermont Ferrand, France. She initially flew to Fetba for study purposes, but ended up falling in love with the small village, and has been returning there frequently for holiday ever since.

“In 2008, my project was on Fetba, a case study related to my dissertation on environment and natural resource management in developing and transition economies. My experience was unique and I have been back three times already for holidays.”

An American tourist also commented on Fetba, when asked what brought him to such a tiny village which represents an insignificant pinprick on the world map.

He went on to explain how he once watched a documentary on the French television TV5 Monde entitled  “ Fetba, renaissance d’un village” (in English “Fetba, the rebirth  of a village”).

“I was quite impressed because the film was a real-life documentary about the current Fetba chief, his Majesty Raymond Tchakounté the Second, the 13^th traditional chief of the Fetba dynasty, who inherited the throne in 1992 after his father Raymond Tchakounté the first, died. His Majesty Raymond Tchakounté (II) has been trying hard to develop his village, juggling and switching from traditional duties to his modern life: His Majesty Tchakounté  holds a PHD in Economics Sciences from The University of  Clermont Auvergne

Centre d’Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International Clermond Ferrand (CERDI )and  is currently  a lecturer  at  the University of Dschang-Cameroon, where he teaches Economic Sciences  and Management.”…

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