John,

Excellent advice about finding someone to talk it over with. I know there used to be a Norwegian PH living/working in Cameroon, but I can't remember his name right now. I think he had close connections to some missionary groups (he grew up as a missionary kid in Cameroon). He'd be a good start for Bonde.

As for Harald Wolf, the article you're thinking of was about Gabon. I think the term FUBAR would be appropriate for those two trips!

Erik