Sports/ football

Africa’s FIFA world cup expedition: A competition not just a participation.

Africa does not need to prove that it has gifted footballers. That proof already exists from Cairo to Dakar, from Abidjan to Kinshasa, from Accra to Yaoundé, from Cape Verde to Casablanca. What Africa must now prove is that it can govern talent with discipline, invest in institutions with seriousness, and prepare for global victory

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News commentary

The Next United Nations Secretary-General: Evaluating who Should Lead the community of Nations from an African Perspective

The world does not merely need another administrator. It needs a bridge builder—someone capable of restoring confidence that international institutions can still serve justice, dialogue, and peace in an increasingly divided world. By Ali Dan Ismael Editor-in-chief The Independentist News As the United Nations begins the search for its next Secretary-General, the world faces an

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Letters to the Editor

An Anonymous reader of The Independentist News writes to the editor, decries the rate of Kidnapping in the home front and calls on leadership to stand-up

Letter to the Editor Dear editor, Permit me to express an opinion here. When you keep on talking about Ambazonian independence without a proper handling of the very many worries at the home front with the grassroots it makes me feel our leaders are not being real and truly interested in the well being of

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News commentary

America at 250: Lessons for Ambazonia Beyond the British Model, Independence Is Not the End of Struggle, But the Beginning of Responsibility

The future Ambazonia must not be merely anti-colonial. It must be pro-governance, pro-liberty, pro-productivity, pro-justice, and pro-prosperity. The lesson of America at 250 is simple but profound: independence is not the end of a struggle. It is the beginning of responsibility. For Ambazonia, that responsibility is now. By Ali Dan Ismael Editor-in-chief The Independentist News

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Is Nigeria’s Washington Moment About More Than Defence?

It may, however, determine whether Washington increasingly views Abuja as part of the problem or as one of the indispensable partners in building solutions for West Africa’s future. For Nigeria, that distinction matters enormously. For the United States, it may matter even more. By Ali Dan Ismael. Editor-in-chief The Independentist News When a high-level delegation

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IS LA RÉPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN FINALLY LEARNING? SOSUCAM AND THE LIMITS OF THE CENTRALIZED STATE

If Yaoundé emerges from this episode with a deeper understanding of economic sovereignty, strategic planning, domestic ownership, and local participation in development, then the controversy surrounding Sosucam may ultimately prove to have served a purpose far greater than the future ownership of a single enterprise. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist News The controversy surrounding

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Commentary

WHEN GIANTS LEARN FROM SMALLER STATES: WHAT THE TINUBU–KAGAME RELATIONSHIP MAY MEAN FOR AFRICA

If Africa’s largest democracy is willing to learn from one of Africa’s most efficient administrations, then perhaps the continent is witnessing the emergence of a new political maturity—one based not on pride, size, or ideology, but on results, competence, and institutional excellence. That would be good news not only for Nigeria and Rwanda, but for

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WILL BRITAIN’S AFRICA POLICY SURVIVE KEIR STARMER? WHY POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN LONDON MATTERS FOR AFRICA

History is rarely kind to relationships built on personalities alone. It is institutions that endure. And in diplomacy, as in governance, endurance is often the ultimate test of seriousness. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist News The uncertainty surrounding Britain’s political leadership raises an uncomfortable question for African governments: Is London’s renewed engagement with Africa

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Communique

The President of Ambazonia (in Exile) Dr. Samuel Ikome Sako, echoes the Aspirations of the Ambazonian people.

In a nineteen page Presidential white paper addressed to the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the International community, which The Independentist News laid hands on, he has detailed the Interest of his people. A good read. 73 Share Facebook 0 Share WhatsApp

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CAN AFRICA REIMAGINE GOVERNANCE? REFLECTIONS ON SELF-DETERMINATION, INSTITUTIONS, AND DEMOCRATIC RENEWAL

Africa’s future will not be determined by its colonial past alone. It will be determined by the choices made by its present generation. The continent does not lack talent. It does not lack resources. It does not lack ambition. What remains is the difficult but achievable task of building institutions worthy of its people. By

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