The missionaries there, encouraged by his intellectual promise and pious demeanour, helped him continue secondary studies at small seminaries in Brazzaville and Kisantu (under Belgian Jesuits) before he moved on to the great seminary at Yaoundé.
Para misionaris di sana, karena melihat perilakunya yang saleh dan intelektualnya yang menjanjikan, membantu dia melanjutkan pendidikan menengahnya di seminari kecil di Brazzaville dan Kisantu (di bawah pengelolaan Yesuit Belgia) sebelum ia pindah ke seminari tinggi di Yaoundé.