Bana

Bana is a chiefdom in the highland country of the western Cameroon grassfields. Its traditions name Tchokogwe, also called Nza, as founder. On the heights of the Ndumla plateau, local chiefdoms took shape among settlements whose history reaches far into the past; stone tools found on the heights bear witness to much earlier inhabitants. The high ground and valleys form a landscape shared by neighboring communities under their own chiefs.