- 1953-10-15 —
Enoch Olinga arrived in Victoria (Limbé) and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the British Cameroons. [BW13:449]
- The first Cameroonian to become a Bahá'í in British Cameroon was a youth, Jacob Tabot Awo.
- The first Cameroonian adult to become a Bahá'í was Enoch Ngompek of the Bassa tribe.
- The first Cameroonian woman to become a Bahá'í was Esther Obeu, the wife of David Tanyi.
- 1954-04-00 — The arrival of future Knight of Bahá'u'lláh, Mr. Enoch Olinga, in British Cameroon. [BWNS291]
- 1954-04-21 — The first local spiritual assembly was formed in British Cameroons.
- 1963-04-20 — The number of believers in East and Central Africa numbered well over 40.000 with half of these in the Congo. Similar growth could be seen in countries like British Cameroons, Ethiopia, and Northern Rhodesia. Bahá'ís now resided in well over 30 countries and territories, and consisted largely of tribal peoples that had entered the Faith through the combined efforts of international and native pioneers. The end of the Ten Year Crusade left Africa spiritually and politically transformed. Devoted individuals, operating in daunting conditions, had succeeded in establishing the Faith on the continent while preparing for the next phase in its advancement—continued large-scale expansion would be accompanied by the formation and strengthening of the foundational institutions of the Faith. [A Brief Account of the Progress of the Bahá'í Faith in Africa Since 1953 by Nancy Oloro-Robarts and Selam Ahderom p6-7]
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