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By Joseph FitzMcBobe, Staff Writer | The Independentist Marrakech, Morocco —Monday, 9 June 2025“Africa no longer demands aid; it demands fair compensation for its resources.”This striking declaration reverberated across the halls of the Marrakech Convention Center at the 2025 Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW), held from June 1–3. It captured the resolute shift in tone and
Eric Chinje calls on media experts to sit up. Letter to media professionals and other social media influencers in Cameroon Dear colleagues, A deep thirst for change in the country: a role for the media… Dear friends, Dear colleagues, Cameroon finds itself at a critical crossroads in this 2025 election year. The political, economic, and
April 2025SOUTHERN CAMEROONS (AMBAZONIA) STUDENTS CAUCUS To: Professor Maurice KamtoPresident of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC)La République du Cameroun Subject: SIXTEEN REASONS WHY WE SHALL NOT REGISTER NOR VOTE IN THE 2025 ELECTIONS AS YOU REQUESTED Dear Professor Kamto, We, the members of the Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia) Students Caucus, write to you in direct response
By Staff Writer | Joseph FitzBobe What was marketed to the world as a programme for peace and rehabilitation has been exposed as a sinister apparatus of violence and repression. The so-called Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration (DDR) centres established by La République du Cameroun (LRC) have now emerged as command centres for criminality, state-sponsored extortion,
By Joseph FitzMcBobe June 6, 2025 – Bamenda, Ambazonia: In a rare moment of piercing honesty and emotional vulnerability, a Camerounian soldier—his identity shielded for fear of reprisal—has issued a heartfelt message to his fellow officers in the colonial forces stationed across war-torn Ambazonia. His words, soaked in anguish and disillusionment, echo a deeper truth
By Jennifer McChriston | Washington Correspondent Washington D.C., 6 June 2025 – In a sweeping executive move, United States President Donald Trump has announced a new travel ban targeting nationals from several countries, citing heightened national security concerns. The decision follows a violent incident last Sunday in Boulder, Colorado, during a march in support of
By Staff Writer – The Independentist News MOSCOW, 5 June 2025 – The spectre of global conflict looms large once more, as Russia threatens significant military retaliation following a recent Ukrainian drone assault on strategic Russian targets. The strike, which reportedly damaged over 41 military aircraft including several long-range bombers, is said to have inflicted
Staff report By Joseph FitzBobe BUEA – An unfolding investigation by The Independentist News has uncovered fresh details concerning the network of individuals facilitating a silent but deadly purge of civilians in Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia). At the centre of this operation is a trio of collaborators—Nkonda Titus (popularly known as MKPD), Victor Mengot, and Senator
By Colbert Gwain In a development raising serious concerns over diplomatic propriety, the United States—under the revived influence of President Donald Trump—is reportedly exerting undue pressure on African governments, particularly in Cameroon, to favour the expansion of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service. Investigative reports from ProPublica, a respected nonprofit newsroom renowned for exposing abuses
By Staff Correspondent | BUEA, AMBAZONIA A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the Centre Region of Cameroon, where refugees from the English speaking war torn region, are reportedly facing violent attacks, forced evictions, and destruction of property in the town of Bafia. The Ambazonian government-in-exile has described the situation as “an alarming escalation of ethnic
