Albert Ndongmo was admitted to the seminary at Melong in September 1940.
In 1936 Paul Bouque transferred the junior seminary to Melong, to the north of Nkongsamba.
In one action, Corporal Awudo Kano and five Nigerian gunners stayed by their gun during the British attack near Melong in Kamerun, 4 March 1915.
The Melong is an important polyvalent symbol and potent teaching tool in Dzogchen.
Most recently though the vibrancy in the town has returned due to the completion of the Melong to Dschang road with the town acting as a major transport hub for people travelling to Bamenda and other parts of the North West region of Cameroon.