Bessem and Neba

😮😆If you grew up in a Cameroonian primary school, you probably survived Epaké.

You'd be peacefully holding your biscuit or groundnuts when a classmate would suddenly slap your hand and shout:

"Epaké! Don't touch, don't divide!"

Your snack would scatter on the ground, and according to the sacred laws of the playground, you were forbidden from picking it up.

The same person who caused the disaster would then calmly collect your food and start eating it. After all, it was an agreement you entered.

Before playing Epaké, two friends would make an agreement by hooking their index fingers together. They would pull and release their fingers while saying "Epaké!" This sealed the pact between them.

Looking back, Epaké was basically legal!zed r0bbery approved by school children. 😂🇨🇲

THANK YOU FOR 50,000 FOLLOWERS & 100,000 VIEWS ON "MBOLOMBOLO" VIDEO ! 🎉❤️🙌👏

Today, our hearts are filled with gratitude.

One of our Bessem and Neba episodes, "Mbolombolo," has officially surpassed 100,000 views, and the Bessem and Neba page has reached an incredible 50,000 followers.

What started as a simple dream to educate, entertain, and celebrate our culture has grown into a movement supported by thousands of amazing people around the world.

To every person who has watched a video, liked a post, shared our content, left a comment, recommended our page, or simply believed in our vision: THANK YOU. ❤️🙏

These numbers are more than statistics. They represent families learning together, children discovering their culture, and communities connecting through storytelling.

Bessem and Neba belong to all of us. Every milestone we achieve is a victory we share together.

This is only the beginning. We have bigger stories to tell, more cultures to celebrate, more lessons to teach, and many more adventures ahead.

Thank you for believing in us. Thank you for growing with us. Thank you for making Bessem and Neba a success.

Here's to the next 100,000 views, the next 50,000 followers, and many more milestones together! 🚀

With love and appreciation,

NexDim Boss Creator of Bessem and Neba ❤️

CULTURAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SOME ANGLOPHONE CAMEROON ETHNIC GROUPS AND NIGERIA 🇳🇬🇨🇲

For convenience and self-interest, the col0nial masters divided various ethnic groups. African boundaries were made.

Four major ethnic groups that originally occupied the boundary area between Cameroon and Nigeria are the Ibibio, Efik, Ekoi and Boki .

These boundaries between the Ejagham and Boki people of Cross River in Nigeria and Manyu Division are artificial.

Presently, there is Ejagham in Nigeria and Ejagham in Cameroon.

When you go to Cross River State and Akwa Ibom, Nigeria you will be hearing names like Ndip, Agbor, Eta , Arrey, Enow, Ayuk , Eyong, Nchong, Eneke, Ashu, Oneke, Orock, Etchu, Asu, Obasi, Ntui etc.

This ethnic division and disintegration is attributed to the German and British boundary demarcation exercises of 1912-1913.

The Ejagham people straddle the Cameroon-Nigeria border extending from West of Nchang near Mamfe town to Ikom in Nigeria.

From Agbokem on the Cross River to the Obang Hills and Calabar.

The Anyang and the Keyaka-Ekoi people (Obang, Ekwe and Keaka) also constitute an ethnic connection with Nigeria.

This is also the case with the Mbembe people of Abong (Nigeria) and Abongshe (Cameroon).

Apparently, the Abongshe and Abong people living on both sides of River Donga are all Mbembe people with commonalities.

They are only divided by the River, which represents the international borderline between Cameroon and Nigeria, and they all depended on one another’s political, economic and social contacts.

Do you know the people of Eyumojock still have blood families in Cross River ? They even have common festivals that they attend.

The Ekpe (Mgbe) practiced in Cross River, Manyu and Ndian are traditionally connected. The Moninkim dance is practiced in Cameroon and Nigeria.