05/24/2026
Bia So Mengong Festival : The Communication Train of the 5th edition Is on the Move
As part of efforts to strengthen communication around the 5th edition of the International BIA SO MENGONG Festival, scheduled to take place in Mengong from July 11 to 25, 2026, the festival’s Communication Director, Henry Fouman Mvondo, coordinated a press briefing on May 23, 2026, at the Grand Bazar in Ebolowa.
The important gathering brought together 18 media executives physically present and 3 others attending virtually. Among them were correspondents from national media outlets as well as journalists from the South Region, including Ebolowa, Kribi, Dja and Lobo. Through their presence, they expressed their commitment to helping make the upcoming edition a major media success.
According to Henry Fouman, the objective is to build an inclusive communication network in which every media organization represented in the South Region will contribute to promoting the International BIA SO MENGONG Festival before, during, and after the event.
The activity calendar is expected to officially begin on Monday, May 15, 2026. Communication professionals involved in the initiative have been entrusted with the mission of raising awareness, multiplying content production, articles, reports, and dedicated programs aimed not only at making the festival widely known, but also at showcasing its full cultural and human potential.
It should be recalled that Bia So Mengong is a cultural and artistic festival that, over two weeks, brings together thousands of festival-goers around art and culture, football through the “Tournament of Fraternity,” hiking activities, village evenings featuring storytelling, dances and proverbs, heritage gastronomy, entrepreneurship through various training sessions, the promotion of beauty and intelligence through the Miss competition, popular education with the Popular University, literature through the mobile library project, and a wide range of activities designed to nurture human development in all its dimensions, in keeping with the enlightened vision of Professor Steve-Félix Belinga, founder of the festival.
The meeting with media professionals, held at the Grand Bazar complex on the left bank of the lake, unfolded in an atmosphere of conviviality and professional passion.
Now that their commitment has been clearly expressed, all eyes are on these media professionals to see their work reflected through reports, feature stories, chronicles, and daily analyses covering the 2026 edition of the festival, held under the theme: Return to the Sources.
Preston Kambou