We are home to news on Cameroon and the CEMAC region. We are dedicated to honest and reliable reporting. We are the voice of the Cameroonian people and their fight for freedom and democracy at a time when the Yaoundé government is silencing dissent and suppressing democratic voices.
The future of the region will not be determined only by military outcomes, political speeches, or emotional accusations. It will also depend on whether all sides — including state officials, separatist actors, intellectuals, community leaders, and citizens — are willing to confront painful truths honestly while resisting the temptation to dehumanize one another. By Ali
Every prolonged detention. Every opaque ruling. Every allegation of extortion. Every death in custody. Every delayed medical intervention. All of it deepens the growing belief that justice itself has become politicised. And once populations lose faith in courts, the state itself begins to lose moral authority. By Ali Dan Ismael Editor-in-Chief The Independentist news YAOUNDE
History often judges conflicts not only by the actions of governments and armed groups, but also by the conduct of intellectuals, journalists, and institutions that either challenged or enabled destructive policies. By Lester Maddox Guest Contributor, The Independentist News Bamenda – 14 May 2026 — For nearly a decade, the Cameroon News Agency (CNA) dismissed
President Macron’s interview in Nairobi was intended as a reflection on France’s evolving relationship with Africa. But history may judge his African legacy less by his speeches and more by the contradictions left unresolved. The crisis of French influence in Africa is no longer merely military or economic. It is moral. And nowhere is that
And until Cameroon honestly confronts that inheritance, recognizes the distinct historical experiences within its borders, and replaces coercion with genuine political dialogue, the cycle of mistrust, militarization, and political fragmentation may continue to reproduce itself under new names and in new regions. That past never truly disappeared. It simply changed uniforms. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief,
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Starmer is not being challenged merely because Labour lost elections. He is being challenged because Labour’s losses told a story the party could no longer ignore: a government able to administer, but struggling to inspire. By M. C. Folo The Independentist news contributor When leaders are judged first by their own, accountability comes swiftly. Only
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Patrick Asa’ah Ndangoh’s body has left the prison. But his case has not left history. His name now belongs to the record. His suffering now belongs to the evidence. And his death now demands justice By Ali Dan Ismael Editor-in-Chief The independentist news The death of Senior Comrade Patrick Asa’ah Ndangoh on May 9, 2026,
The Ambazonian Debate No One Can Avoid: Tolerance, Trauma, and the Future Beyond AAC III
The realities of 2026 are not the realities of 1993. The war changed the emotional architecture of the conflict. History has already buried political formulas that failed to protect the people they claimed to govern. And the tragedy for Cameroon is that many still believe time can reverse what blood has already rewritten. By Ali