We have come a long way through bondage and betrayal. Today, Africa stands at a crossroads. This is the moment to return to our roots, to embrace our ancestral identity, and to break the final chains of mental slavery. We are Africans. We must live as Africans, think as Africans, and reclaim the dignity that was buried but never destroyed.
By Honorable Che The Independentist contributor
We must begin to rethink how the sovereignty of the people of Ambazonia—and the sovereignty of the people of Africa as a whole—will redefine what civilization and Christianity truly mean for us. Civilization began on African soil. Yet, through the centuries, Christianity was reshaped into a tool of Western influence—used to redirect African minds toward a heaven somewhere above the clouds, while reinforcing the idea that the foreign master held the authority to dictate African destiny.
Western missionaries arrived and condemned African spiritual traditions—our juju, our ancestral wisdom—as evil. They replaced these traditions with a Bible and an image of divinity that resembled themselves. They told us that salvation could come only through this figure, Jesus Christ, son of God, born of the Virgin Mary, and that we must look only to him for deliverance. Slowly, our own sacred knowledge and ancestral memory were pushed aside.
We were taught to pray with our eyes closed so that God could “wash away our sins.” But as we prayed, our lands were exploited. Our resources were harvested, our wealth transported overseas, and our societies destabilized. They built great roads, bridges, schools, and hospitals in their lands—using the riches of African soil. They uprooted our giants, violated our women, and stripped us of our identity.
Many of our forebears were chained and shipped across oceans. Some never reached shore—thrown into the sea before arriving in the Americas, Europe, or the Caribbean. Those who survived endured slavery, lynching, rape, and murder. Their suffering is carved into the collective memory of our people.
We have come a long way through bondage and betrayal. Today, Africa stands at a crossroads. This is the moment to return to our roots, to embrace our ancestral identity, and to break the final chains of mental slavery. We are Africans. We must live as Africans, think as Africans, and reclaim the dignity that was buried but never destroyed.
Long live our ancestral land.
Long live the sons and daughters of Africa.
Long live the Federal Republic of Ambazonia—both in exile and on the home front.
Long live truth, clarity, and justice for the motherland. Africa’s sovereignty must be restored.
Hon. Che
