Handicraft: Exhibition Taken Beyond National Boundaries

The Minister of External Relations, Lejeune Mbella Mbella and the Minister of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Handicraft and Social Economy, Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa, have agreed to showcase the works of Cameroonian craftsmen in diplomatic missions abroad.

This was disclosed at the end of the International Handcraft Exhibition of Cameroon (SIARC) which rounded off in Yaounde on May 4 with the award of prizes.
On the occasion, Minister Mbella Mbella was handed some of the best Cameroonian craftwork and accompanying explanation notes to be displayed in the country’s embassies in Italy, Germany, France, USA, France, Japan and the United Kingdom, among others.

Minister Etoundi said it is the wish of the President Paul Biya that Cameroonian culture, which is acclaimed by UNESCO, should be displayed everywhere around the world. He told officials from Senegal, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso that Cameroonian crafts men and women will equally be attending international handicraft exhibitions in their respective countries.

While accepting the craftwork, Minister Mbella Mbella noted that diplomacy nowadays is no longer classical. He said diplomacy currently includes spor...