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No conference, however well staged, can substitute for a credible political process. No collection of carefully selected participants can replace genuine representation. And no amount of diplomatic language can conceal a simple truth: A process that avoids the core of a conflict cannot resolve it. By Lester MaddoxGuest Contributor, The Independentist NewsOakland County, California |
Movements that seek to restore political identity and nationhood are rarely linear. They are often slow, contested, and uneven. But history shows that where a foundational question remains unresolved, time does not erase it—it sharpens it. The men and women of 1993 asked for restoration. The present generation is asking for resolution. By Ali Dan
The Vatican has not declared a position on Ambazonia. But it has rendered one outcome increasingly difficult to sustain: The pretense that the world is not watching. And for a system built on managing perception, that pretense was never peripheral. It was foundational. By Carl SandersGuest Writer, The Independentist News | Soho, London LUANDA /
If there is to be a genuine path to resolution, it must move beyond the repetition of forms that have already failed and toward a structure capable of producing outcomes that are not merely discussed, but defined, guaranteed, and implemented. Anything less, however well presented, remains what it has always been: dialogue without consequence By
After Bamenda, the storm did not expose weakness. It revealed capacity. Not fragility—but formation. Not confusion—but clarification. Not division—but definition. This is not a movement reacting to pressure. It is a Government being forged by it. By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-Chief The Independentist News The aftermath of the Holy See’s visit to Bamenda was expected
Those who spread panic without proof weaken the very struggle they claim to defend. And whether they know it or not, they serve the enemy. This is the line. Stand firm, or fall divided. History will record which choice was made. By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-Chief The Independentist news The battlefield has shifted. The enemy
May 20 does not resolve the question of Southern Cameroons. It exposes it. And the more it is performed without consent, the clearer that exposure becomes. For in the end, nations are not held together by ceremonies, but by legitimacy. By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News History does not merely remember dates. It
Letter to the editor Dear Editor, Recent public events involving Paul Biya and Pope Leo XIV have reignited discussion about language and representation in Cameroon. Much of that discussion has focused on bilingualism—its promises, its shortcomings, and its uneven application. While these concerns are valid, they risk obscuring a more fundamental issue. The central question
Negotiation without legitimacy is theater. Dialogue without consent is imposition. Elections without participation are performance. And power without legitimacy—no matter how long it endures—remains fundamentally negotiable, but not on its own terms. History has settled that argument already. By Ali Dan Ismael Editor-in-Chief The Independentist News A Crisis Beyond Misunderstanding History is unforgiving to illusions.
POWER WITHOUT CONTROL: The Fatal Error of 1961—and the Warning for Today. How the absence of sovereign security doomed Southern Cameroons—and why the lesson defines the future of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia
The responsibility now is clear. The Federal Republic of Ambazonia must demonstrate—not declare—that the lesson has been learned. Because history does not reward intention. It does not respond to rhetoric. It responds to structure. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist News History is not a story to be admired. It is a system to be