Foumban is a city and the seat of the Noun Division in Northwest Highlands, Cameroon.
Foumban was the center of the Bamoun Dynasty, a rival of the Bamileke Kingdom (the Noun River separated the two). It became very significant in that one of its rulers, Sultan Ibrahim Njoya, created a wholly new language called Shumom, along with a religious order called Bamun script. He was very academic, and inculcated Islamic ways of life in his kingdom that saw it rise as a center of arts and learning. Moreover, he worked with German colonialists and pushed to have a palace built that, along with Foumban's artwork, stands out as major draws for tourism today.
Supposedly just south of the palace is the Rue des Artisans, which is quite a draw for authentic artwork from baskets to sculpture to weaving and is considered to be one of the best places in Central Africa to buy wood carvings. See Wikipedia article for the palace above for more information.
There are a lot of eateries to choose from in the vicinity of the main attractions. One such place is the Cafe Royal Plus.
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