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The beginning of the end came in 2011. Nicolas Sarkozy, then President of France, pushed hard for military intervention in Libya. The fall of Muammar Gaddafi led to the uncontrolled spread of Libyan weapons across the Sahara. Arms flowed through porous borders, arming rebel groups and fueling conflicts from Mali to Chad. By The Independentist
The fall of Muammar Gaddafi unleashed a torrent of weapons and fighters across the Sahara. Arms stockpiles that had been under tight control suddenly spilled into neighboring countries. Smugglers moved assault rifles, machine guns, and rocket launchers through the porous borders of Algeria, Niger, Mali, and beyond. By The Independentist editorial desk When former French
The economic model that underpins France’s state spending and global influence is being challenged at its foundation. African countries are nationalizing assets, rejecting military accords, and pivoting towards new partners.- France’s public debt has ballooned to €3.3 trillion (114% of GDP), with debt servicing eating up 7% of state expenditure. By The Independentist news Desk
This entire mechanism is the creation of Paul Atanga Nji, Minister of Territorial Administration and one of the regime’s most loyal operatives. He has a long history of designing institutions that look democratic on the outside but are fully controlled from within. The “National Observers” initiative is just another example of this. By The Independentist
Chris Anu worked with Bamkoui to engineer a plot to capture President Samuel Ikome Sako. The plan was simple but sinister: convince the President to embark on a diplomatic mission to Djibouti, with a “strategic stop” in Addis Ababa. There, agents of La République du Cameroun were waiting to abduct him in the same manner
Tony Blair the former british Prime minister in washington , Trump’s circle has embraced him. JD Vance, Marco Rubio, and even hard-nosed White House aides appear to admire his diplomatic polish. The same man who helped launch a war that destabilized a region is now recasting himself as peacemaker. EDITORIAL desk | The Independentist It
Issa Tchiroma announced that before heading to the Savannah Zone, he sought and received permission from his “friend” Chris Anu. By The Independentist Editorial Desk A few days ago, during the October 12 political selection exercise organized by la République du Cameroun, Issa Tchiroma made a public declaration in Bamenda, in the Savannah Zone, that
The future of the Southern Cameroons was decided during a debate at the United Nations General Assembly on 21 April 1961. This debate led to UN General Assembly Resolution 1608 (XV), which provided the international legal basis for ending trusteeship in the territory. By Edwards Nyamkah, Victoria, Ambazonia Both French Cameroun and British Southern Cameroons
The diaspora echoed the same spirit. In the days leading up to Independence Day, committed Ambazonians advocating for total and unconditional independence joined the Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia (in exile) for a three-day Ambazonian Stakeholders’ Constituent Assembly in Washington, D.C. By The Independentist Editorial Desk Eight years into the armed struggle that
Where Were They on Ambazonian Independence Day? A Leadership Void Exposed
Chris Anu, Marianta, Cho Ayaba, Ebenezer Akwanga, Tapang Ivo, and Capo Daniel — names that once dominated conversations within the movement — were conspicuously absent from both the public celebrations and the strategic events that defined this historic commemoration. By The Independentist Editorial Desk As Ambazonians across the homeland and the diaspora celebrated Independence Day