Ngaoundaye

Ngaoundaye lies in the country east of Adamawa, where the histories of the Gbaya and their neighbours are intertwined with the rise of Fulbe power. In the nineteenth century, the kingdom of Ngaoundéré extended its influence eastwards, trading in ivory and captives and claiming tribute from some Gbaya communities. The region became a meeting place of peoples whose movements and allegiances crossed the savanna.