Palm Produce Trade in Cameroon's Cross River Region From Early 1800s to 1961
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2013
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Ghana Social Science Journal
Abstract
This paper examines the influence of Calabar on the nature, volume and direction of
palm oil and kernel trade in the Cross and Manyu Rivers region of Cameroon between
the early 1800s and 1961 when Southern Cameroons gained independence through
reunification with the Republic of Cameroon. The town of Calabar was an important
trading post and an entrepot for European commercial interests prior to and after
European colonisation of the area. Her trading influence extended into the interior of
the Cross River region of Cameroon and Nigeria. This trading influence led to
competition between Calabar and Nkongsambain French Cameroon. This paper relies
on a content analysis of archival material and the re-interpretation of some secondary
works to examine the influence of Calabar on the palm produce trade within
Cameroon's sphere of the Cross River region.
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Ghana Social Science Journal, 10(1-2)
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Calabar, Cameroon, French Africa, Germany, Oil Palm, Slaves, Trade