About Bamenda, Cameroon

Bamenda is the capital of the Northwest province of Cameroon. It constitutes the heart of Anglophone Cameroon with a population of 450,000. It is the largest English speaking community in the country.
Bamenda is 670km from Yaounde, the capital - getting there takes about 7 hours by bus on a well tarred road.
There are two seasons in Bamenda - the dry season runds Nov to Mar while the rainy season runs from April to Oct. During the dry season, places are dry and dusty because most of the inner city roads are not tarred. Some trees shade leaves, shrubs and weeds dry off while available leaves and rooftops become brown with dust. When the rains come, places become lush with greenery and a vairety of vegetables and fruits are available. It is also very wet and cold, especially at night and in the early morning.
Many shops in Bamenda sell local and imported provisions, canned food and frozen chicken/pork/beef.
A variety of food items, rice, yams plantains, irish potatoes, corn, beans cabbages, carrots, lettuce, mangoes, avocadoes, water melons, etc are available throughout the year.