Palm oil company uses armed forces, tear gas against protesting villagers in Cameroon https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/palm-oil-company-uses-armed-forces-tear-gas-against-protesting-villagers-in-cameroon/

Painting of the Day. The Town Cryer II
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/the-town-cryer-2/
"Cultural, visual storytelling and imagination with a cubist surreal totally creative and imaginative style that incorporates interesting characters and aspects of Cameroon to light. Beautiful use of colors and African patterns. Visually pleasing and creative. Well done."
79 x 99 cm
31 x 39 in
$1600 original / $200 art print / Mailed free from Boise, Idaho, USA
Sales benefit only the artist in civil war #Cameroon

Trained by the church as a fresco painter, Marc Padeu draws on dramatic biblical stories to juxtapose momentous spiritual accounts with quotidian moments that emphasize Black joy, leisure, family, and fraternity.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/04/marc-padeu-paintings/

Painting of the Day. Dialogue V
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/dialogue-5/
This entirely-orange spectacularly-brightly colored acrylic painting appears to be somebody trying to 'dialogue' his way out of some sort of trouble.
..and somebody else who's maybe heard it all before. Uh-oh.
80 x 100 cm
31 x 39 in
$1500 original / $200 art print / Free delivery from Boise, Idaho, USA
Sales benefit only the artist in civil war #Cameroon
#AfricanArt #dialogue #marriage #acrylicart or #artprint

Painting of the Day. Sanza Player
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/sanza-player/
Here is an African tribal art oil painting of a musician playing the traditional musical instrument the sanza. The sanza has traditionally accompanied African praise songs honoring ancestors and revered chiefs for centuries.
Angu Walters
80 x 100 cm
31 x 39 in
$1400 original / $175 art print
Sales benefit only the artist in civil war #Cameroon
#AfricanArt #AfricanMusic #oilpainting or #artprint

Niger’s junta withdraws from Lake Chad anti-Islamist force https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/01/niger-junta-withdraws-from-lake-chad-anti-islamist-force #Worldnews #Cameroon #Nigeria #Africa #Niger #Chad

We've got a newly-available art print. Just $135 with free delivery anywhere and sales benefit only the artist in civil war #Cameroon
We have 70 art prints available, including some all-time favorites. Inquiries welcome.
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/painting/all-heads-together-vii-giclee-art-print/

Painting of the Day. Saturday Market IV
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/saturday-market-4/
It's a bright and sunny acrylic painting of women and girls carrying fruit through a tropical forest. It's Market Day, the highlight of the week, and everybody is eager to buy and sell.
Angu Walters
99 x 82 cm
39 x 32 in
$1500 original / $200 art print / Free delivery from Boise, Idaho, USA
Sales benefit only the #starvingartist in civil war #Cameroon

New allegations of abuse against oil palm giant Socfin in Cameroon https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/new-allegations-of-abuse-against-oil-palm-giant-socfin-in-cameroon/

Islamic militants kill 12 Cameroonian soldiers in an attack near Lake Chad http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJnBqC #Cameroon #IslamicMilitants #LakeChad #MilitaryNews #CriminalEntities

Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020)

5 years.
He was an important influence in my musical tastes, "mon papa musical".

I had the chance to meet him a few times in Paris.

Rest in Power.

There are many posts on AMF to discover and listen to:
https://amf.didiermary.fr/tag/manu-dibango/

The secret to 'living well with the forest', from Simon Hoyte

'They believe the ultimate way to achieve joy is through sharing. Elders told us: "If the forest is shared properly, everyone will live well."'

#Baka #Cameroon #IndigenousTech #IndigenousRights #environmentalrights

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-cameroon-baka-people-forest.html

A Cameroon stadium spurs one community’s fight over ancestral lands

https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/a-cameroon-stadium-spurs-one-communitys-fight-over-ancestral-lands/

#News: Women in #Cameroon Demand #LandRights from the government after #Socapalm/ #SOCFIN's alleged extensive #landgrabbing and violence of ancestral lands for #palmoil plantations. #BoycottPalmOil #HumanRights https://farmlandgrab.org/post/32643?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Painting of the Day. To the Market III
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/to-the-market-3-african-village/
African villagers carry their harvest to market through a lush tropical setting in this painting by artist Angu Walters of Cameroon, Central Africa.
100 x 80 centimeters
39 x 31 inches
$1800 original / $200 art print
Sales benefit only the #starvingartist in civil war #Cameroon
#AfricanArt #paintingoftheday #FarmersMarket #farmers

Africa: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers - Nigeria, Guinea, Cameroon, and Zambia Reach Third Round: [CAF] Nigeria, Cameroon, Zambia, and Guinea secured their spots in the third and final round of qualifiers for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, joining Côte d'Ivoire after their respective fixtures and victories on Saturday, 14 March. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJZ8sW #FIFA #U17WorldCup #WomensFootball #Nigeria #Cameroon

Francis Bebey – Psychedelic Sanza

https://amf.didiermary.fr/francis-bebey-psychedelic-sanza/

The incredible “Psychedelic Sanza (1982-1984)” album is a beautifully dreamy celebration of the uniquely affective timbre of the sanza, or African thumb piano, by Francis Bebey. […]

Painting of the Day. Three on One
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/three-on-one-3-women/
Here is an acrylic painting in pink, violet, and purple by African artist Angu Walters. It's the faces of three women atop one another. It captures something of the strength of the bond between women.
40 x 78 cm
16 x 31 inches
$800 original / $145 art print
Free delivery anywhere from Boise, Idaho, USA
Sales benefit only the artist in civil war #Cameroon
#AfricanArt #paintingoftheday #WomensHistoryMonth #womensupportingwomen

Peter Gabriel’s Biko (Wakafrika – 1994)

https://amf.didiermary.fr/peter-gabriel-biko-manu-dibango-wakafrika/

This version of Peter Gabriel’s Biko is on Manu Dibango‘s Wakafrika album (1994).

Africa: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup - Nigeria and Kenya Impress, Cameroon Dominant As Algeria Are Stunned By Botswana: [CAF] The journey to the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup resumed on Saturday, 8 March with five fixtures taking place. Below is a summary of the results: http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJQpMz #FIFAU17WorldCup #WomensFootball #Nigeria #Kenya #Cameroon