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Some speculate that he seeks to remain indispensable to whoever succeeds President Biya. Others believe he is attempting to build enough political relevance to secure a prominent place in any future power arrangement. At present, these remain questions rather than conclusions. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist New THE ENFORCER OF THE REGIME Few political
The public recognition and favourable treatment reportedly received by Tita Emmanuel Nji from pro-government commentators and media platforms aligned with the Yaoundé establishment has sparked considerable discussion among supporters of the Ambazonian cause. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News THE STRUGGLE WITHIN THE STRUGGLE Every liberation movement fights on two fronts. The first is
The lesson of Martinez Zogo is not simply that one man suffered. It is that a society that tolerates injustice against some will eventually discover that no one is truly beyond its reach. Justice cannot remain selective if it is to remain justice at all. By Don ShakaThe Independentist News Contributor A Courtroom Confronts Brutality
What is certain is this: The struggle for the future of Cameroon has already begun. And some of its most important battles are being fought not in parliament, not at the ballot box, and not on television. They are being fought quietly, behind closed doors, among the men who control access to tomorrow. By Ali
The greatest victory of any occupier is not military conquest. It is convincing the occupied to forget who they are. A people who know their history cannot easily be manipulated. A people who understand their identity cannot easily be redefined. A people who remember their name cannot easily disappear. The struggle for Southern Cameroons is
The lesson is clear: decolonisation is not complete when a colonial flag is lowered. It is complete only when the political future of a people is settled with clarity, legitimacy, and consent. In Southern Cameroons, that settlement remains unfinished. And for many of its people, the unanswered questions of 1961—and Britain’s silence thereafter—remain among the
Until a legally binding treaty of union meeting the ordinary standards of international law is clearly produced and subjected to public scrutiny, assertions that diplomatic notes alone settled the constitutional future of Southern Cameroons remain highly questionable. The question therefore remains unanswered after sixty-five years: Where is the treaty of unuion? By Professor Louis Mbua
Empires rise. Empires decline. But history remembers. And history eventually asks every empire the same question: Was the wealth worth the cost? The answer may determine how future generations remember Britain—not as Britain remembers itself, but as the world remembers it. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist News For centuries, Britain stood at the centre
If Ghana’s twentieth-century lesson was that nations rise when they create builders, then Ambazonia’s twenty-first-century opportunity is to create the most skilled reconstruction generation Africa has ever seen. By Dr. Martin Mungwa, PhD., F.ASCEGuest Contributor | The Independentist News I have spent much of my life watching political debates, studying history, analysing economics, and observing
THE DEATH OF POWERCAM: THE LESSONS OF ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY FOR AMBAZONIA
The nations that will dominate the twenty-first century are not necessarily those with the largest populations or the largest territories. They are the nations that successfully combine vision, infrastructure, technology, and competent institutions. Energy sits at the centre of that equation. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News WHEN POWER MEANT MORE THAN ELECTRICITY Electricity