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Such a vision requires investment, planning, and political will. But above all, it requires the belief that our natural advantages were meant to serve our people rather than remain dormant. The Atlantic Ocean has always been there. The deep waters have always been there. The opportunity has always been there. The challenge before us is
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has repeatedly argued that migration cannot be addressed solely through stronger borders or stricter immigration controls. She has emphasized that Europe must also address the conditions that drive migration in the first place. Her government has frequently argued that development, investment, and stability within African countries represent essential components of
The ultimate lesson is simple. A nation cannot build prosperity in a permanent waiting room. Sooner or later, every society must choose between expectation and action, between inertia and progress, between waiting for the future and creating it. Because a people who wait forever eventually discover that the future they were waiting for has already
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
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 MARTINEZ ZOGO HORROR: ANATOMY OF A COMPLACENT, TERROR-DRIVEN REGIME
True justice for Martinez Zogo and true peace for Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia) will come only when the machinery of state terror, impunity, and coercion is dismantled. The Independentist News Commentary by the editorial desk. The chilling scenes presented inside the Yaoundé Military Tribunal on 1 June 2026 did more than expose the gruesome final moments