Last German Speaking Cameroonians Sing German Imperial Anthem

In 1985, the film “Mandu Yenu - Des Kaisers schwarzer Thron“ was made - In it, it showed the Bamum, a Cameroonian tribe that supported the German colonial rule during and before World War I. Here, Mr. Andreas, who was 100 years old in 1985, sings the German Imperial Anthem with his friends. Mr. Andreas remembers when the Germans came and what it was like with them. Mr. Andreas was most likely the last German speaker in Cameroon, exceeding the national life expectancy by 45 years. ---- No copyright infring
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