Maintaining Diplomatic Relations: Audience R2 at the Lamido

After the first official meeting with our local "king", His Majesty the Lamido, we wanted to reassure ourselves that everything works out fine concerning the tax exoneration, besides the other Austrians, my colleagues Herwig and Christine were also curious to get to know to the Lamido and present themselves.

One of His Majesty's Cocks and probably one of his many wives

Here you can observe well the differences in status, while Nazaras may stand upright at the same level of the Lamido, his nephew Ibrahim is required to crouch.

At the end of our Audience there was remained the “Premier Ministre” to be greeted in the entrance hall. He is known to be a mighty person, he can do magic and nobody is able to wound or kill him. He permitted me to take a picture of him so that I can share it with you.

Monsieur Le Premier Ministre

At a later time we got to know the mother and the brother of the Lamido through his son, ie the nephew of the Lamido. Also the Lamido’s brother is a very eminent personality in the district.

This gesture of the Lamido's brother, demonstrated for the photo, is the usual greeting in Adamaoua accompanied with the Fulfulde word "Sannu!".