The Donor’s Delusion and the Illusion of Stability: Why Titles Cannot Save a Failing System
By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentistnews5 April 2026 A System Fed, Not Fixed There is a quiet absurdity at the heart of Cameroon’s political economy—one so glaring that it can no longer be hidden behind diplomatic language or development rhetoric. A state swollen with ministries, bloated with titles, and paralysed by patronage continues to receive


The Masquerade of Citizenship: Attached Without Belonging
The final truth is inescapable: We were attached. We were never integrated. We were never equal. And a people who do not belong retain the full right to be free. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentistnews From the outset, let us dispense with the central falsehood: This constitutional masquerade has nothing to do with Ambazonia.