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I was among the fewer than 500 Cameroonian students who publicly supported the creation of the SDF on March 26, 1990 — two months before its official launch — and I sang (for only the third time in my life) our national anthem in English, which I had learned in primary school back in the
Letter to the editor of The Independentist news Sir, Permit me to begin by extending heartfelt appreciation to you and your distinguished editorial team at The Independentist for the sterling work you continue to do in informing, educating, and inspiring your readers. Your recent publications have illuminated, with remarkable clarity, the historical and legal foundations
Across Africa, the myth of French superiority has evaporated. From Niger to Gabon, Mali to Burkina Faso, the colonies are walking away from their maker. Even Francophones now whisper admiration for the Anglophone world — for its pragmatism, its law, its meritocracy. By The Independentist Editorial Desk The Twin Republics of Ruin There is a
The idea of “reunification” remains one of Africa’s most persistent myths. Before colonization, the two territories were governed separately — one under Britain, the other under France. You cannot re-unite what was never united. By The independentist Editorial Desk Let’s be honest — some arguments collapse under their own weight. When people say “Ambazonia is
France—once proud, and now desperate—continues to hold his trembling hand, terrified that when he falls, the truth about Ambazonia’s stolen sovereignty will stand. By Ali Dan Ismael – Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist Paul Biya is not a president. He is a living museum exhibit of colonial decay, a French project in African skin, embalmed in power
When transparency became inevitable, many chose the same route: to splinter, to smear, and to rebrand themselves as reformers. By The Independentist investigative news Desk Across the Ambazonian liberation movement, a troubling pattern keeps repeating itself.Those who once held privilege and power within the Interim Government have become its loudest critics — not out of
His recognition that the way forward may rest on acknowledging Ambazonia’s right to self-determination should not be dismissed as mere academic speculation. It is a call for realism, conscience, and moral responsibility — qualities that have been too rare in the country’s long and painful history. By The Independentist Political Desk Professor Patrice Nganang has
Ambazonia’s stand is not secession. It is restoration — a return to legality, dignity, and historical truth. Just as Britain’s Glorious Revolution of 1688 broke the last chain of feudal absolutism, Ambazonia’s 2017 declaration of independence marked the rebirth of freedom long denied. By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-Chief — The Independentist. Monday, November 3, 2025
The slogan of “one and indivisible Cameroon” has lost its moral force. It stands as a relic of an era when unity could be imposed by decree. The reality is that Ambazonia has charted its own course — one of painful struggle but growing self-determination. By The Independentist News Desk Unity and Indivisibility as a
The Rise of an African in American Politics — And the Challenge to the Ambazonian Diaspora
For Ambazonians abroad, Mamdani’s story poses a question that touches both heart and conscience: “If an African born in Kampala can shape the destiny of New York, why can’t Ambazonians abroad shape the destiny of their homeland?” By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-Chief, on assignment to New York City When Zohran Mamdani, a Ugandan-born American, emerged