Editorial series

The Human Cost of Annexation: How Constitutional Erasure Led to Systemic Abuses and War

Without constitutional checks, security forces operated with impunity. Moments of peaceful protest or political expression were met with violence. Arbitrary arrests, torture, and intimidation became tools of governance. Ambazonian voices were not just ignored, they were punished. By The Independentist Political DeskPart Three of the Constitutional Truth Series In 1972, when federalism was abolished by

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Editorial series

1972: The Constitutional Coup That Erased Ambazonia

By unilaterally abolishing federalism, Yaoundé destroyed the very basis of the union. A treaty that never existed could not be amended. A minority state whose voice was silenced could not be bound. By The Independentist Political DeskPart Two of the Constitutional Truth Series In 1961, the world believed a new federation had been formed between

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Editorial series

The Constitution That Started the War: How Ambazonia Was Annexed Without a Treaty

Ambazonia did not secede from Cameroon. Cameroon dissolved the union and annexed Ambazonia. A state robbed of its sovereignty has every right and every legal duty to restore it. This is the essence of the Ambazonian struggle. This is why the bullets have not silenced the truth. This is why freedom is inevitable. By The

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Editorial

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown: A Wake-Up Call for Ambazonia

If the United States is closing its doors, then Ambazonia must open every door of opportunity at home. The world will not build our future for us. But we can build a future strong enough that the world will want to partner with us. And that begins with sovereignty. By The Independentist Editorial Desk President

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Commentary

The Children of a Nation in Exile: Why Removing U.S. Birthright Citizenship Matters to Ambazonians

But if this executive order is upheld, children who will be born tomorrow could be stripped of citizenship, creating a new category of vulnerability and potentially a new generation without a state to belong to. By The Independentist news Desk — For Global Distribution The United States Supreme Court will soon decide a case that

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News analysis

Can Trump Bring Peace: And What will that Mean for Ambazonia?

When America acts, the world listens. Now is the moment for Ambazonia to speak louder, push harder, and make sure global peace efforts do not leave our people behind. Peace delayed is lives destroyed By Ali Dan Ismael and Mankah Rosa Parks For The Independentist — Ambazonia’s Voice for Freedom There is fresh talk around

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Religion

The Church and the Pharisees

This is not the moment for fancy robes or church politics. This is the moment for truth and compassion. Jesus always stood with: the weak, the broken, the oppressed, the people who had no voice, The Church must do the same today. By Prof Louis Mbua The Independentist contributor This message is not an attack.

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Commentary

Why There Was Never a Legal Union Between British Southern Cameroons and La République du Cameroun

A union established without consent or compatibility left a structural fault line. Rather than the harmony once promised, tensions have deepened over time, leading to recurring instability and conflict. By Ali Dan Ismael editor in chief and Kemi AshuIndependentist Contributor— Legal-Historical Commentary For more than sixty years, the people of the former British Southern Cameroons

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Letters to the Editor

A Concerned Ambazonian Citizen writes to The Independentist editorial desk calling for the protection of Ambazonian citizens.

Letter to the Editor Subject: Protecting Our People Protects Our Struggle. History teaches us one thing clearly: A liberation movement that loses the people has already lost the war. Today, Ambazonians are troubled. Kidnapping for ransom is rising. Some armed actors are interfering in village disputes and turning justice into a business. These actions are

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Commentary

Reclaiming the Black Narrative The Politics of Belonging, Memory, and Historical Power

Whether your ancestors: cultivated cocoa in Cameroon, ruled in Benin or Ethiopia, fought colonizers in Haiti or survived the Middle Passage in shackles, They fought for a future in which their descendants — us — would not live in chains. That collective resilience is our inheritance. By Vivian Abiedu The Independentist contributor Why Identity Remains

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