LOBE, CAMEROON – Edmond Motule, 40, is the president and chief of the Oroko community in Lobe, an estate in southwestern Cameroon. He founded the Oroko Festival of Arts and Culture, which will take place here for the fourth year on Dec. 26.

Motule says the festival aims to bring together the 10 tribes of the Oroko community from hundreds of villages scattered across the region.