Slave trade may have lost its shine and sheen, but relics of this callous activity which saw the buying and selling of human beings like commodities can still be seen in the historical city of Limbe, precisely in the village of Bimbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is with this knowledge that AIMS Cameroon on April 11, responded to an invitation to visit the Bimbia Slave Trade village, as part of 2019\u2019s Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC), the 6e<\/sup>\u00a0edition of an annual cultural jamboree organized by the Limbe City Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joining a host of visitors from different walks of life, Forty-Six (46) \u00a0students along with three (3) staff, Two (2) tutors and two (2) lecturers made their way into the Bimbia slave site at 10 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This site, known as one of the largest in Central Africa during the slave trade era, reveals some of the horrors of the Transatlantic Slave trade that covered a period of 350 years and has till date, maintained its natural look. Slave merchants involved included the Portuguese, the Dutch, the Danes, the British, the Swedes, French and Germans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an opening speech, Mr. Charles Nname Manga, Deputy Mayor of the limbe III council, gladly welcomed all to the Limbe III subdivision, referring to Bimbia as a place with lavished tourism potentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While hammering on the site\u2019s history, he noted that the essence is to understand the historic lesson of slave trading activities along the West Coast of Cameroon and to look back in time to correct the errors of yesterday for a better tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The event was marked by an excellent drama piece, carefully put together to depict the capture, torture and sale of humans turned slaves by local \u2018Bakweri\u2019 rulers in exchange for liquor and gun powder from European slave buyers. Though in ruins, Vestiges of the over-a-century-old slave trade market were used to further tell the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n La foule a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9merveill\u00e9e par une poign\u00e9e d'\u00e9l\u00e9ments historiques tels que les restes de cha\u00eenes d'esclaves, le chemin trac\u00e9 du continent de Dikolo au point de d\u00e9part, les huttes o\u00f9 les esclaves \u00e9taient gard\u00e9s avant d'\u00eatre emmen\u00e9s vers l'ouest, la plage de sortie et l'inspection, la pes\u00e9e et point de marquage des esclaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018The Bimbia slave site suffered extensive damages due to bombardments of the British anti-slavery warship called Man \u201cO\u201d War, later designed to destroy any slave boats leaving Bimbia to the Americas\u2019, Mr. Samuel Ngomba, Public Relations and Development officer of Limbe III council, explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Les \u00e9tudiants d'AIMS Cameroun \u00e0 la fin de la visite \u00e9taient heureux d'avoir eu la chance de comprendre ce qu'\u00e9tait la vie d'un Camerounais captur\u00e9 sur le site et au-del\u00e0, une fois qu'ils ont franchi \u00abla porte du non-retour\u00bb.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Slave trade may have lost its shine and sheen, but relics of this callous activity which saw the buying and selling of human beings like commodities can still be seen in the historical city of Limbe, precisely in the village of Bimbia. 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