Kumba is the largest town in the Meme Department and Southwest Region of Cameroon. Most of the people in Kumba are farmers and therefore Kumba has become a major trade centre to its neighbouring towns and cities and also to some neighbouring countries including Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Chad. Trade is controlled by the Kumba City Council, it provides the majority of money for the council. Due to the high level of activity in the city, it has attracted the Nigerian traders, particularly the Igbo and Yoruba who own more than 60% of the shops in the town, according to a 2011 survey. It has two main markets, Kumba Market and Fiango Market, and several smaller markets created by farmers who bring food directly from their farms, such as the Mbonge Road market, Three Corners market, and the Back Market. Kumba is a local road junction, making it the main commercial town in Anglophone Cameroon. Kumba is a trade centre for cocoa, palm oil and rubber, and has a timber industry as well. On the 24th October 2020, a mass shooting took place at a school. The title of the chief of Kumba makes you the Paramount Chief of the Bafo people. The title was passed down to his eldest son, John Mukete and mext to Nfon Victor E Mukete (the CEO of Camtel). Abel Mukete, a local Bafo chief, became the head of native authority in the district, beginning in the 1890s and even became the first Paramount Chief in 1929. The settlement of Kumba was capital of former Rio Del Rey Division in German Cameroon and continued to exist into the British period. Mediki fought together with Eseme Modu and capture Territories as far as Ekombe. Mediki was a Bafo native sent by the Bafo chief Nguti to fight other tribes around the settlement which he did successfully. Kumba was originally a Bafo tribal capital formed after the Mediki wars. The name 'Kumba' originates from the Bafo word 'kumbè', meaning an umbrella tree History Īccording to local mythology, Kumba was founded by the hunter Midiki Bokeng, In his honour a monument has been put up around the Town Green.
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