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Letters to the Editor

A passionate reader of the Independentist writes to the editorial team, presenting to the readers,a powerful historical and legal defence of the Ambazonian struggle and her govervenment in exile.

letter to the Editor. Sir/Madam, The struggle of the Government of the Federal Republic of Southern Cameroons Ambazonia in Exile, led by Dr. Samuel Sako Ikome, invites comparison to a historical precedent the world reveres: General Charles de Gaulle’s Free France government in exile during the Second World War. Both represent the continuity of sovereignty

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Editorial

Mgr Andrew Nkea:le militant silencieux du RDPC en soutane

Mgr Andrew Nkea; a choisi de se taire sur les atrocités. Au lieu de condamner la violence, il s’est positionné comme émissaire du régime. Au lieu de marcher avec son peuple, il a accepté le confort et les cadeaux. Par Ali Dan Ismael, Rédacteur en chef Un prélat au service du pouvoir – En période

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News feature

Les Nations Unies et leur travail inachevé – Une leçon pour les Ambazoniens

Ies tentatives répétées des dirigeants et avocats ambazoniens d’engager le Comité de décolonisation des Nations Unies ont échoué. Par Ali Dan Ismael, Rédacteur en chef Pour les Ambazoniens, les Nations Unies représentent à la fois le forum qui a nourri nos espoirs et l’institution qui a échoué à les concrétiser. De nombreux articles, mémorandums juridiques

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Editorial

Archbishop Andrew Nkea: The CPDM’s Silent Militant in Cassock

Archbishop Andrew Nkea: More of a discreet militant of the ruling CPDM than a prophetic witness. His rhetoric of peace masks a troubling record of political complicity, material indulgence, and actions that deepen divisions rather than heal them. By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-Chief A Cleric in the Service of Power -In moments of political crisis,

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News feature

The United Nations and Its Unfinished Business – A Lesson for Ambazonians

Repeated efforts by Ambazonian leaders, lawyers, and advocates to engage the UN Decolonization Committee have been unsuccessful. By The Independentist Editorial desk For Ambazonians, the United Nations is both the forum that birthed our hopes and the body that failed to complete them. Many articles, legal memoranda, and historical inquiries have returned to the central

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News analysis

Archbishop Nkea: Apostle of Peace or Advocate of Power?

Archbishop Nkea has consistently called for peace, arguing that dialogue is the only way forward. But his interventions are marked by silence on the killings, displacements, and burned villages that define the conflict. By Mankah Rosa Parks, The Independentist When the history of Cameroon’s Anglophone conflict is written, Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of Bamenda will

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Commentary

Elections with Monsieur Biya: Ritual or Reality?

Despite Endeley’s stature, the ballot box determined the outcome, and power was transferred peacefully to Foncha in Buea. That moment showed that genuine democracy was possible in Africa. By Dr. Louis Mbua The Current Paradox-The political paradox in La République du Cameroun (LRC) is glaring: why hold elections with Monsieur Paul Biya, a man approaching

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Religion

Archbishop Andrew Nkea: Between Pastoral Mediation and Prophetic Silence

Archbishop Andrew Nkea: represents a broader dilemma faced by the Catholic Church in Cameroon. On one hand, it seeks to protect its institutions and faithful under a government intolerant to open criticism. By The Independentist Religious Correspondent The conflict in Ambazonia has placed every leader — political, civic, and religious — before difficult moral choices.

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Editorial

The Cowards of the Biya Regime

They arrive in towns with motorcades and blood money, presenting themselves as leaders while serving only decrees from Yaoundé. The Independentist Political Desk For more than four decades, Cameroon’s governance under Paul Biya has been marked not by accountability or democracy, but by cowardice and bribery. Today, Ambazonians face a stark choice: continue to live

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Commentary

When Portraits Replace Presence

Citizens and delegations no longer expect to engage directly with their President; instead, they encounter his image. Portraits line the walls, statues are unveiled, and pledges are made before symbols rather than before the man himself. By Wepngong Moses The Presidency of Cameroon risks turning from a seat of leadership into a shrine. What ought

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