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Paul Biya at 93 still in the command and control narrative. By Colbert Gwain | The Muteff Factor (formerly The Colbert Factor) In the heart of Muteff village, nestled in the Fundong Subdivision of Boyo Division in Cameroon’s North West Region, lived a complex and fascinating uncle of mine named Bobe Ngong “Yelima”—the villagers’ interpretation
Barrister Felix Agbor Balla, the legal mind that bequeaths Justice to the dogs. By The Independentist editor in chief Ali Dan Ismael. Barrister Felix Agbor Balla’s recent remarks urging Anglophone politicians to “put the people first or step aside” ahead of the 2025 elections represent a well-intentioned but fundamentally flawed understanding of the Southern Cameroons
Abdulkarim Ali, serving a life jail sentence inYaounde’s central prison Re: OPINION: OPEN LETTER TO THE AMBAZONIAN FIGHTERS OF THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST: DON’T LET PAUL BIYA EVEN STEAL YOUR PAIN … By BORIS BERTOLT By Abdulkarim Ali,July 9, 2025. Dear Mr. Boris Bertolt, The responsibility falls squarely on the shoulders of the political opposition
REBUTTAL TO BORIS BERTOLT’S OPEN LETTER TO AMBAZONIAN FIGHTERSBy an Ambazonian Historian and Public Affairs Analyst Dear Compatriots, Once again, we are confronted with the seductive voice of assimilation masquerading as solidarity. Boris Bertolt’s impassioned “Lettre Ouverte aux Combattants Ambazoniens” is not merely a call for peace—it is a dangerous attempt to hijack the legitimate
PM.Dion Ngute functioning as a fig-leaf for the occupation of Ambazonia. Letter to the EditorThe Independentist Re: “The Case Against Dion Ngute” (7 July 2025) Sir, Your recent feature on Mr Joseph Dion Ngute trenchantly exposed how the so-called “colonial prime minister” has functioned as a fig-leaf for the occupation of Ambazonia. Allow me, as
L’Ambassadeur de France – Représentant officiel du Président de la République du Cameroun en visite officielle à Bamenda The Independentist Ces derniers mois, le peuple d’Ambazonie a observé avec une curiosité croissante — mêlée de prudence — les apparitions publiques de l’Ambassadeur de France vêtu du costume traditionnel de la région du Nord-Ouest. Habillé en
French Ambassador in Northwest Costume: Symbolism or strategy? In recent months, the people of Ambazonia have observed with growing curiosity—and a touch ofaution—the French Ambassador’s public appearances in the traditional attire of the North West Region. Clad in raffia regalia, including ceremonial hunting bag, the ambassador’s visual embrace of local culture has raised both eyebrows
Boris Bertolt recognises the legitimacy in the Ambazonian fight for freedom. OPEN LETTER TO AMBAZONIAN FIGHTERS IN THE NORTH-WEST AND SOUTH-WEST: DON’T LET PAUL BIYA STEAL EVEN YOUR PAIN By BORIS BERTOLT Brothers, Fighters, It’s to you that we speak today. To those who have taken up arms in the North-West and South-West regions, out
32 newly ordained priests called to serve and not to rule. By Emmanuel Okeke, Commentary Expanded When Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Secretary of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization, stood before 32 newly ordained priests in Nigeria, his words reverberated far beyond the walls of Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna. They carried a timeless weight, a
The paramount Fon of the kingdom of Nso here attending a political meeting in Yaounde. Mrs Josephine P. Of Bamenda, Ambazonia, writes Letter to the EditorTitle: A Crown for Every Guest? The Quiet Humiliation of Ambazonian Tradition Sir, There was a time when our palaces stood as citadels of dignity, spiritual authority, and ancestral pride.
