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Until institutions reward merit consistently and protect dignity across professions, Cameroun’s youth will continue to dream narrowly — not because they lack imagination, but because they understand the system all too well. By The Independentistnews Economic Bureau In Cameroun, professions are not ranked by income or technical skill. They are ranked by perceived fairness, moral
When currencies weaken, savers without strategy lose ground. Producers, planners, and communities endure. For the Ambazonia diaspora, the challenge is not only to send help, but to send it wisely. Economic storms do not destroy nations. Misaligned priorities do. By The Independentistnews Financial Desk You don’t need to study monetary policy to know something has
France’s recent withdrawals from parts of the Sahel were driven by cost, unpopularity, and diminishing returns. Fiscal pressure accelerates that logic. While Cameroon is not a Sahel theatre, the principle applies: prolonged conflicts with no clear political resolution become liabilities. By the Independentistnews Financial Desk France’s latest fiscal crisis is being discussed in Europe as
Trump’s Africa policy was not sentimental. It was hard-edged, selective, and unsparing. But it also stripped away illusions. It replaced the language of pity with the language of power—economic, institutional, and sovereign. For Ambazonia, this offers a sobering opportunity. In a world where Washington no longer confuses aid with respect, the path forward is narrower—but
Our people should therefore be reassured. This struggle is not drifting; it is maturing. The past year was deliberately designated a year of consultation. Foundations were laid. Internal processes were refined. Diplomatic lines were secured. Strategic discipline was reinforced. Many initiatives are in the pipeline—serious initiatives—but discipline demands restraint. Diplomacy is not conducted in marketplaces.
It is this Yindo Tangeh–like disposition that President Biya displayed once again on December 31, 2025, during his State of the Nation address — a pattern repeated consistently since he took power in 1982. Just as Tangeh blamed birds, wildfires, and chance for his empty barns, the presidency habitually points to external forces to excuse
The real question is not why Ambazonia has not yet reached Somaliland’s stage—but whether the international community is willing to confront, early rather than late, the human costs of unresolved political unions and prolonged state violence. By Steve Neba-Fuh The Independentistnews contributor When people compare Somaliland and Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia), they are not claiming the
Today, from Senegal to Cameroon, nearly two hundred million Africans still use a currency designed in France, guaranteed by France, and historically supervised with French approval. This is not independence. It is rebranded domination. By Kemi Ashu, Mankah Rosa Parks, and Kfusalu Bochong Africa’s present condition did not begin with poor leadership or bad policy.
Such systems thrive where loyalty to party or ethnic bloc outweighs loyalty to principle, and where supporters excuse corruption not because they doubt it exists, but because it benefits “their side.” By M. C. Folo The Indepenedentistnews contributor Across much of Africa’s political landscape, patriotism has been stripped of its meaning. It no longer serves
From Denial to Inevitability: Dr. Martin Mungwa explains How Ambazonia Crossed the Point of No Return
As 2026 begins, the message is unambiguous. There is no turning back. Institutions are in place. Strategy is aligned. Diplomacy is advancing deliberately. The struggle has outgrown improvisation and entered a phase of irreversible momentum. By Dr. Martin MungwaCommissioned Secretary of State for Communications and DiplomacyGovernment of the Federal Republic of Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia) As