Yaoundé

Throughout Africa, many impressive monuments have been raised to commemorate the struggle for independence. Particularly striking is the Reunification Monument in Cameroon. It symbolizes the unification of the country after it was partitioned during the colonial period and celebrates the emergence of a new state onto the international stage. The History of The Reunification Monument Europeans first visited what is the modern nation of Cameroon in the 15 th century and the country suffered because of the slave trade. However, it was only in the 19 th century that the country saw serious European encroachments. Backed by the Imperial government in Berlin in the 1880s, German traders established a post on the coast. They met with fierce resistance, but eventually