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THE “MOULINEX” ON A MISSION: WHAT IS PAUL ATANGA NJI PLOTTING IN THE BIYA TWILIGHT?

Some speculate that he seeks to remain indispensable to whoever succeeds President Biya. Others believe he is attempting to build enough political relevance to secure a prominent place in any future power arrangement. At present, these remain questions rather than conclusions. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist New THE ENFORCER OF THE REGIME Few political

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UNMASKING THE “FRIENDS OF AMBAZONIA”: QUESTIONS OF LOYALTY, STRATEGY, AND POLITICAL CONSEQUENCE

The public recognition and favourable treatment reportedly received by Tita Emmanuel Nji from pro-government commentators and media platforms aligned with the Yaoundé establishment has sparked considerable discussion among supporters of the Ambazonian cause. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News THE STRUGGLE WITHIN THE STRUGGLE Every liberation movement fights on two fronts. The first is

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The Yaoundé Military Tribunal: A Mirror to Cameroon’s Unseen Horrors

The lesson of Martinez Zogo is not simply that one man suffered. It is that a society that tolerates injustice against some will eventually discover that no one is truly beyond its reach. Justice cannot remain selective if it is to remain justice at all. By Don ShakaThe Independentist News Contributor A Courtroom Confronts Brutality

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THE MEN BEHIND THE THRONE: WHO ARE FRANCK BIYA’S BUSINESS ANGELS?

What is certain is this: The struggle for the future of Cameroon has already begun. And some of its most important battles are being fought not in parliament, not at the ballot box, and not on television. They are being fought quietly, behind closed doors, among the men who control access to tomorrow. By Ali

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OUR STUPIDITY, OUR NAIVETY: When Others Define Who We Are

The greatest victory of any occupier is not military conquest. It is convincing the occupied to forget who they are. A people who know their history cannot easily be manipulated. A people who understand their identity cannot easily be redefined. A people who remember their name cannot easily disappear. The struggle for Southern Cameroons is

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BRITAIN’S GREATEST COLONIAL BLUNDER: LEAVING SOUTHERN CAMEROONS WITHOUT A SETTLEMENT

The lesson is clear: decolonisation is not complete when a colonial flag is lowered. It is complete only when the political future of a people is settled with clarity, legitimacy, and consent. In Southern Cameroons, that settlement remains unfinished. And for many of its people, the unanswered questions of 1961—and Britain’s silence thereafter—remain among the

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Rebuttal/Response

DIPLOMATIC NOTES DO NOT MAKE A NATION DISAPPEAR: A NOTE TO PROFESSOR VICTOR NGOH

Until a legally binding treaty of union meeting the ordinary standards of international law is clearly produced and subjected to public scrutiny, assertions that diplomatic notes alone settled the constitutional future of Southern Cameroons remain highly questionable. The question therefore remains unanswered after sixty-five years: Where is the treaty of unuion? By Professor Louis Mbua

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WILL BRITAIN REGRET THE EMPIRE? How the World Britain Once Ruled Is Beginning to Question the Price of Empire

Empires rise. Empires decline. But history remembers. And history eventually asks every empire the same question: Was the wealth worth the cost? The answer may determine how future generations remember Britain—not as Britain remembers itself, but as the world remembers it. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist News For centuries, Britain stood at the centre

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Education

THE FUTURE OF AMBAZONIA: The trade skills that will survive AI – A Personal Perspective

If Ghana’s twentieth-century lesson was that nations rise when they create builders, then Ambazonia’s twenty-first-century opportunity is to create the most skilled reconstruction generation Africa has ever seen. By Dr. Martin Mungwa, PhD., F.ASCEGuest Contributor | The Independentist News I have spent much of my life watching political debates, studying history, analysing economics, and observing

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THE TRUMP EFFECT CONTINUES: What Cuba Teaches the World About Strategic Patience

No one can say with certainty what will happen in Cuba over the coming months or years. The government may survive and reform. It may negotiate a gradual opening. It may face deeper instability..Or it may experience a more profound political transformation. What is certain is that events once considered impossible are now being openly

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