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Corriger la Mauvaise Représentation de Calixthe Beyala : Le Southern Cameroons n’est pas un « problème de traduction »

Calixthe Beyala, tels propos traduisent non seulement un manque de précision, mais aussi une déformation de l’histoire, et il est nécessaire — surtout pour l’éducation des publics francophones — de rétablir la vérité. Par Uchiba Nelson, Contributor Interrogée sur le mouvement indépendantiste ambazonien, la romancière Calixthe Beyala a récemment affirmé qu’il ne s’agissait que d’un

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Retrospective,

The Playbook Reversed: How a Policy of Underdevelopment Boomeranged

For decades, underdevelopment was no accident — it was strategy. Institutions were systematically dismantled:PWD (Public Works Department) — once the backbone of road and bridge maintenance was drained. By The Independentistw editorial desk IntroductionWhat began as a Francophone-led, French-inspired strategy to underdevelop Ambazonia has boomeranged. The very tactics that starved the Southern Cameroons of investment,

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Opinion

Cameroun’s Attempt to Force Their Selection in Ambazonia: From Polling Stations to Polling Centres to Polling Camps: What Is the Biya Junta Up To?

In the name of ensuring a so-called “peaceful voting exercise”, Ngoh Ngoh’s agents plan to: Camp military personnel in local areas. Abduct civilians and “detain” them in “secured areas.”Stage-manage the “selection” far from the public eye. Buea August 29th 2025 – Very reliable sources within the Ngoh Ngoh Ferdinand de facto junta reveal a dangerous

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Commentary

Correcting Calixthe Beyala’s Misrepresentation: Southern Cameroons Is Not a “Problem of Translation”

Calixthe Beyala’s remarks may reflect widespread misconceptions, that needs to be corrected. Southern Cameroons is not a translation problem, nor a regional grievance. It is an unresolved case of decolonisation — a conflict between two states, one of which has been denied its independence. By Uchiba Nelson When asked about the Ambazonian independence movement, novelist

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News analysis

Paul Bathelemie Biya Mvondo – The Man with Reptilian Instincts

Paul Biya has survived for over four decades not through statesmanship, but through instinct — the cold, reptilian instinct to adapt, shed skin, and wait motionlessly until the prey is within reach. By The Independentist editorial Desk On Friday, August 29, 2025, Cameroon’s Head of State, Paul Bathelemie Biya Mvondo, received outgoing French Ambassador Thierry

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Book Review

The Marketplace Leadership Vacuum: How the Church Must Win the War on Values in the Family, Government, Education & Industry. By Dr. Samuel Ikome Sako

Book Review: By Martin Mungwa, PhD, F.ASCE The Marketplace Leadership Vacuum: How the Church Must Win the War on Values in the Family, Government, Education & Industry by Dr. Samuel Ikome Sako is a stirring manifesto for Christian engagement in public life—calling faith communities to reclaim leadership in society’s pillars. Dr. Mungwa offers a thoughtful

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News analysis

Ambazonia’s Conflict: A War Deadlier Than the UPC Uprising

The toll on civilians is staggering. According to humanitarian organizations and satellite evidence, more than 700 villages have been burned, displacing over 1.5 million people. By The Independentist Editorial Desk In the 1950s, the Union des Populations du Cameroun (UPC), led by Ruben Um Nyobé, Félix-Roland Moumié, and Ernest Ouandié, demanded genuine independence from French

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Profiles

Mola Njoh Litumbe: A Titan of Integrity, A Son of Bakweri, A Giant of Ambazonia

Mola Njoh Litumbe bore witness to the betrayal of the 1961 UN decolonisation process, where instead of independence, Southern Cameroons was coerced into a fraudulent “federation” with La République du Cameroun. By The Independentist Editorial Desk Mola Njoh Litumbe’s life is a story of brilliance, integrity, and unyielding resistance. A proud son of the Bakweri

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Commentary

Francophone Contempt and the Strength of Bamenda

Paul Biya himself admitted to Ibrahim Moh that assimilation was the regime’s project. And he confessed — it failed. By The Independentist editorial Desk In the Cameroonian political vocabulary, the word “Bamenda” has been twisted into an insult. For many Francophones, it is shorthand for “anglofool” — a wild rebel. Yet this label says more

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Commentary

Blood Money and Luxury: Bishops, Fraud, and the Rumor of 250 Cars Imported by Frank Biya

The truth is, these so-called “men of God” are nothing more than religious politicians, using faith as a cover for commerce. By The Independentist editorial Desk The corruption surrounding La République du Cameroun’s fraudulent elections runs deeper than ballot boxes and fake tallies. It extends to the very institutions meant to uphold morality and truth.

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