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Sleepy African Union Disgraces Itself Again

The AU’s Statement Will Age Like All Its Others — Badly, Soon, another crisis will erupt. Another dictator will brutalize another region. Another election will be rigged in broad daylight. Another military takeover will happen. The AU will again issue a statement. Nothing will change. A Kemi Ashu The Independentist contributor. The African Union (AU)

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Commentary

WHY YAOUNDE WANTED SONARA DOWN

SONARA’s destruction is not just an industrial loss.It is a symbol of how Cameroon is held hostage by a small class that thrives when the country collapses. We must break the silence, Cameroon stands at a crossroads. By Dr. Tata Fon Emmanuel The Independentist contributor. There are moments in a country’s history when the truth

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Editorial

THE MASK HAS FALLEN THE TRUTH STANDS: OUR FREEDOM CANNOT COME FROM BIYA NOR TCHIROMA.

Southern Cameroons must stop dancing around the edges of truth. We must stop decorating our chains. We must stop believing that a French Cameroun politician can save us from a French Cameroun system built to crush us. It is time to face reality: freedom will not come from Yaoundé. Freedom will not come from Tchiroma.

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News analysis

The Bishop’s Syndicate that never prevailed.

In this climate of suspicion stands Archbishop Andrew Nkea. Many Ambazonians—especially those directly displaced or brutalized by the conflict—feel that his public posture has too often aligned with narratives that minimize LRC’s responsibility. By The Amba Patriot A Crisis of Trust in the Liberation Space The arrest of Ayaba Cho Lucas by the Norwegian criminal

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Commentary

Reign of Terror: Africa’s Dark Age

Africa’s Dark Age is not about lack of potential. It is about suffocated potential. It is not about lack of talent. It is about talent being hunted and silenced. It is not the absence of light. It is the deliberate extinguishing of light. But as long as there are Africans willing to speak the truth,

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Letters to the Editor

A Patriotic Ambazonian (names withheld for security reasons) writes to The Independentist, raising fears of a disconnect of the Home front from the diaspora.

Letter to the Editor Sir, Warm greetings. The disconnect between our diaspora leadership and the home front has grown dangerously wide, with serious implications for our collective revolutionary effort. Recent events surrounding the unexpected ghost town declaration by actors widely known to oppose our national aspirations have exposed this widening gap. What began as a

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News analysis

THE FALL OF THE GAULLIST EMPIRE: Guinea Bissau, Macron’s Last Gamble, and Why Ambazonia Must Read the Writing on the Wall

The High Military Command for the Restoration of Order has seized power in Guinea Bissau, suspended the electoral process, closed borders, and detained the president. The pattern is familiar. A disputed election. A tired electorate. A compromised elite. A presidential guard turning against the very president it is meant to protect. By The Independentist Political

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Letters to the Editor

A patriotic Ambazonian writes to, The Independentist’s editorial team challenging the social media premise that Ambazonian independence can easily come from engaging and capturing Cameroons political system.

Letter to the Editor Subject: The Hard Truth Ambazonians Must Not Ignore Sir, A recent message circulating on social media argues that the path to Ambazonian freedom lies in contesting municipal elections, creating political parties under the Cameroonian system, and gradually winning councils and parliamentary seats until the people can supposedly “walk away” in unity.

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Commentary

France’s Empire Is Dying and Macron Cannot Save It. Britain Survived Collapse. France Will Not.

Macron still dreams of rebuilding Gaullist grandeur. Africa has already woken up. France cannot resurrect an empire that Africa has buried. Britain survived its fall because it respected the human person. France will not survive because it respects only the state. The empire is dead, but Macron refuses to attend the funeral. By The Independentist

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Letters to the Editor

Ghainwi Akamentsu a fervent reader of The Independentist writes to the editorial desk challenging the outing of Archbishop Andrew Nkea.

Letter to the Editor Sir, I wish to add my voice to the growing chorus calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Rev. Fr. Berinyuy. No servant of God should ever face the trauma of kidnapping. At the same time, however, this painful incident forces us to confront deeper questions about leadership, consistency, and

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