The Biya Dilemma: How They Misread the Real Threat
By betting on Kamto’s docility and dismissing Tchiroma’s ambitions, the regime has engineered its own dilemma. The hyena they once fed is now
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Macron’s Finger-Pointing Amid Political Meltdown: Cracks in the Colonial Metropole
Four prime ministers in 13 months and a fractured National Assembly after the July 2024 snap elections have left Macron isolated. His attempt
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The Old Trap in New Clothing: Why Tchiroma’s Rise Is No Different from Biya’s Rule
By The Independentist editorial Desk Monday, October 13, 2025. – As the presidential race intensifies in La République du Cameroun, new polls show
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Biya’s Final Hour
For Biya, clinging to power is not about solving problems, governing effectively, or reforming a decaying state. It is an act of personal
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Like Tchiroma Like Fru Ndi, history revisited-From 1992 to 2025: The Arc of Complicity, Substitution, and Resistance
In 1992, when early tallies pointed to a likely Fru Ndi victory, the regime of Paul Biya, supported quietly by French diplomatic networks
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LRC’s Electoral Machine: Predetermined Outcomes and the Illusion of Choice
Running in parallel is ELECAM (Elections Cameroon), the institution constitutionally mandated to guarantee free and fair elections. In practice, its leadership is handpicked
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The Eleventh Province Dilemma: How to Distract a Nation in 5 Easy Steps
Atanga Nji, Paul Tassong — you are not mere ministers. You are illusionists. Without firing a shot, you turn crises into carnival shows,
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Fear Grips CPDM: Atanga Nji Threatens Issa Tchiroma Amid Last 48 Hours of Uncertainty
While the Biya loyalists cling to the illusion of total control through ELECAM and the Constitutional Council—both packed with regime loyalists—they understand that
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The October 12th Farce: Legitimacy, Legacy, and the Looming Shadow of Partition in Cameroon
For decades, the Biya regime has perfected the art of electoral control. Before a single ballot is cast, the playing field is already
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Architect of the Cage: Tchiroma Faces the System He Helped Build
Tchiroma’s predicament is a microcosm of Cameroon’s unresolved political question. The architecture of authoritarian resilience, constructed in 1992, remains intact. Those who once