About

A cultural bridge between ancestral tradition and community leadership.

Ngbe Americas, formerly NGBE AMERICAS INC., was established by Ekpe members from Cameroonian lodges living in the United States who were committed to preserving Ekpe as taught and practiced in Manyu Division and across Africa.

Ngbe/Ekpe masqueraders in red regalia dancing before a gathered crowd
Masqueraders in performance at a lodge gathering.

Since 1996

Since its founding, Ngbe Americas has served as a cultural bridge for Ekpe heritage in the United States and across the diaspora, connecting ancestral tradition with contemporary community leadership.

Our purpose

Ngbe Americas positions itself as a trusted cultural heritage organization dedicated to preserving, documenting, and advancing Ngbe/Ekpe traditions across generations and across the diaspora.

An eagle and a leopard, emblems of Ngbe authority

Emblems

The leopard and the eagle.

The leopard stands at the heart of Ngbe/Ekpe identity, and the eagle marks the organization's presence in the Americas — together they express a heritage carried from Manyu Division into diaspora leadership.