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The question, therefore, is not only whether Ambazonia is justified in its claims. It is whether those claims are being presented in a way that aligns with how the international system actually functions. In that alignment lies the possibility of movement. Without it, even the most compelling cases risk remaining unheard. By Ali Dan Ismael,
The Vice Presidency, as an idea, may continue to surface in political conversation. But as a practical mechanism for inclusion, it appears increasingly distant. What remains is a deeper question—one that extends beyond any single office: can a system sustain legitimacy when the instruments of inclusion become symbolic, and the structures of power become increasingly
The central question remains unanswered: who is responsible for the deaths in Ndzerem-Nyam? Until that question is resolved through credible, independent verification, all narratives remain incomplete. By Carl SandersGuest Writer, The Independentist News | Soho, LondonApril 30, 2026 A Massacre Followed by Silence In the early hours of April 26, 2026, a cultural gathering in
Ambazonia does not fight simply to exist. It fights to think differently, build differently, and become differently. A people who inherit a broken system inherit its limits. A people who redesign their system redefine their future. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist News Part II — The System Ambazonia Must Build Separation as Structural Correction
This is no longer a conventional conflict. It is a contest of will. Of clarity. Of psychological endurance. The enemy cannot defeat Ambazonia militarily. But Ambazonia can defeat itself psychologically. Through doubt. Through hesitation. Through fear disguised as prudence. That is the final battlefield. By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News Opening Frame: The
War alone rarely decides the future of nations. At a certain point, the decisive battleground is no longer physical. It is conceptual. It is the ability to answer a question the world cannot ignore: What, exactly, is being built? Ambazonia now stands at that point. By Ali Dan Ismael. Editor-in-Chief The Independentist News The Moment
Ambazonia is not a request to undo history. It is a reminder that some parts of it were never fully completed. The post-war order chose stability first. That choice was understandable—and, in many ways, necessary. But it left questions that have not disappeared. Finishing that work—carefully, lawfully, and with a commitment to both stability and
The consequences are visible. Cameroun exports raw materials and imports finished goods, expertise, and systems. This is not misfortune. It is design. An education system that does not produce builders cannot produce an industrial economy. A nation trained for dependency will perform accordingly. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist News Part I — The System
Nations are not only destroyed by their enemies. They are destroyed when their own people become useful to the enemy’s plan. Ambazonia must now decide—clearly, decisively, and without illusion—whether it will continue to bleed from within, or rise with the discipline required to survive. Because at this stage of the struggle, confusion is no longer
The Empire That Never Left — And the Order That Is Now Abandoning It
The world now faces a narrowing choice: continue to defend a structure whose legitimacy is eroding, or acknowledge that what is unfolding is not disorder — but delayed decolonization. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist News In 1960, the world celebrated the end of empire. Seventeen African nations rose. Flags were raised. Anthems were sung.