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Dr. Louis Egbe Mbua, the role model—not just for today, but for generations to come. By Dr. Martin Mungwa. In every generation, a few rise—not merely to succeed, but to show others what is possible. Dr. Louis Egbe Mbua is one of those rare figures. He is not only a world-class engineer and educator; he
Maurice Kamto has now been extinguished through what many see as a silent but calculated elimination. By the Editorial Desk | The Independentist It began with murmurs, then whispers, and now the inevitable: Professor Maurice Kamto, constitutional scholar, former Minister, and one-time presidential frontrunner, has been officially excluded from the 2025 presidential elections in La
By The Independentist Editorial Desk In Rich Donor, Poor Donor, Dr. Samuel Ikome Sako delivers more than a book—it is a blueprint for sustainable giving, visionary stewardship, and economic reformation rooted in moral responsibility. Written with the clarity of a scholar and the conviction of a statesman, Dr. Sako challenges both donors and recipients to
Naming of tugboats; an act that reopens painful wounds and raises serious questions about the sincerity of LRC By Dr.Martin Mungwa The recent naming of tugboats after Dr. John Ngu Foncha and Dr EML Endeley, by Cameroon’s Minister of Transport may appear to some as a gesture of national unity and reconciliation. Yet for the
Emmanuel Macron’s recognition of Palestine, a troubling inconsistency in French diplomacy. By Martin Mungwa When French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will recognize a Palestinian state at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in September, many around the world applauded what appeared to be a principled stand for justice and self-determination. France is set
Paul Biya, the “Best Student” of a Colonial System that Does Not Change but Consumes By the Independentist Editorial desk Since Paul Biya assumed power in 1982, Cameroon has been ruled by a highly centralized political system anchored in the ideology of Communal Liberalism. While promoted as a form of participatory governance, many observers and
Joshua Osih, dishonestly reduces a people, to a linguistic entity By the Editorial Desk | The IndependentistDate: 24 July 2025 Joshua Osih has once again mistaken political ambition for historical truth. His insistence on framing the conflict in terms of an “Anglophone problem” is not only outdated—it is intellectually bankrupt, legally indefensible, and morally offensive.
Bit by bit, the distinct Common Law system has been stripped away and replaced with Civil Law—a French-style system marked by centralization, codification, and bureaucratic control. By the editorial desk- The independentist On July 16, 2025, the government of Cameroon signed a decree extending Notaires—civil law notaries—into the territory of Former British Southern Cameroons. At
Captain Victor Timoh The forgotten air giant By The Editorial desk- The Independentist In the quiet dignity of this photo lies a painful truth that many still refuse to confront. The man you see here—dressed in the proud uniform of a Cameroon Airlines captain—is not just a former pilot. He is a symbol of a
2025 — L’année où les masques tombent
Par The Independentist Ambazonie, ouvre les yeux. La chasse aux sorcières qui avait ravagé nos villes et villages pendant le soulèvement de l’UPC s’annonce de retour — cette fois, non pas à la lumière des bougies, mais sous le regard perçant des réseaux sociaux et de l’opinion mondiale. La République du Cameroun, un État qui