Samy Manga

At the age of 14, Samy Manga wrote his very first collection of poems, *Terre de chez moi*. In 2012, he founded the Association of Eco-Poets of Cameroon. In 2014, the French Institute of Cameroon gave him carte blanche to organize an exhibition and workshops. A few years later, in 2018, during the Mebou artist residencies organized by the Maison des Savoirs association of Cameroon, he co-wrote a collection of village poetry in collaboration with the writer Faustin Embolo. The presentation took place in 2020 In his book, titled “Chocolaté. The Bitter Taste of Cocoa Cultivation,” Cameroonian novelist Samy Manga denounces the power dynamics between cocoa farmers and large multinational corporations and highlights the sector’s abuses. His poetic text “Lumumba’s Tooth—Regicide Against the Colony” was published by Éditions Météores in October 2024.