Commentary

VICTORIA AND TIKO: THE FUTURE WAITING ON THE ATLANTIC

That is why the discussion about Victoria and Tiko matters today. Not because of what they once were, but because of what they can become. The future belongs to those who prepare for it long before it arrives, and perhaps nowhere is that future more visible than along the Atlantic shores of Victoria and Tiko.

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Letters to the Editor

A disappointed reader of the Independentist News at home front, writes to the editor in reaction to the fall of Ayaba and Efang.

Letter to the editor Sir, You Article on the fall of Ayaba and Efang raises a very important aspect in this struggle. The protection of the civilian population and this is exactly what has never been addressed in this fight. The civilian population has become the target and the victim and nothing at all has

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News commentary

BEYOND THE LEADERSHIP: HOW YAOUNDÉ’S CRACKDOWN PUTS GODWIN DZELAMONYUY’S FUTURE IN JEOPARDY

Advocates argue that any decision regarding Dzelamonyuy’s status should be based on a thorough examination of the specific risks he may face if returned. They maintain that his personal history, family circumstances, and the broader context of the Southern Cameroons conflict warrant careful scrutiny. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News The Expanding Reach of

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Commentary

THE EDEA BLACKOUT: WHY ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY MATTERS FOR AMBAZONIA

For Ambazonia, the real question is not who controls the switch today. The real question is whether the next generation will inherit a nation capable of lighting its own future. That is the challenge of sovereignty. That is the challenge of development. And that is the challenge Ambazonia must prepare to meet. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate

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Commentary

The Predictable Fate of Subversion: Lessons from the Fall of Ayaba and Effang Why Liberation Movements Ultimately Reject Internal Predation and Division

For Ambazonians, the challenge moving forward is not simply resisting external pressures. It is building a disciplined political and military culture capable of commanding the confidence of its people, attracting international respect, and sustaining the long struggle for self-determination By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News History teaches a consistent lesson across liberation movements: no

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Commentary

THE MARTINEZ ZOGO HORROR: ANATOMY OF A COMPLACENT, TERROR-DRIVEN REGIME

True justice for Martinez Zogo and true peace for Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia) will come only when the machinery of state terror, impunity, and coercion is dismantled. The Independentist News Commentary by the editorial desk. The chilling scenes presented inside the Yaoundé Military Tribunal on 1 June 2026 did more than expose the gruesome final moments

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Commentary

THE GHOST PORTS OF AMBAZONIA

Such a vision requires investment, planning, and political will. But above all, it requires the belief that our natural advantages were meant to serve our people rather than remain dormant. The Atlantic Ocean has always been there. The deep waters have always been there. The opportunity has always been there. The challenge before us is

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News commentary

THE MELONI DOCTRINE AND THE AMBAZONIAN QUESTION: CAN EUROPEAN NATIONALISM BECOME AN ALLY OF AFRICAN SELF-DETERMINATION?

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has repeatedly argued that migration cannot be addressed solely through stronger borders or stricter immigration controls. She has emphasized that Europe must also address the conditions that drive migration in the first place. Her government has frequently argued that development, investment, and stability within African countries represent essential components of

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Commentary

LA RÉPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROON ON STANDBY: THE INFINITE WAITING GAME OF A NATION

The ultimate lesson is simple. A nation cannot build prosperity in a permanent waiting room. Sooner or later, every society must choose between expectation and action, between inertia and progress, between waiting for the future and creating it. Because a people who wait forever eventually discover that the future they were waiting for has already

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Commentary

THE DEATH OF POWERCAM: THE LESSONS OF ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY FOR AMBAZONIA

The nations that will dominate the twenty-first century are not necessarily those with the largest populations or the largest territories. They are the nations that successfully combine vision, infrastructure, technology, and competent institutions. Energy sits at the centre of that equation. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News WHEN POWER MEANT MORE THAN ELECTRICITY Electricity

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