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The Southern Cameroons did not fail to decolonize itself. It was failed by those entrusted with its decolonization. And any roadmap toward resolution must begin with that truth, not bury it under invoices and retainer agreements. Justice that requires the victims to pay for the crime scene investigation is not justice. It is merely a
Recent controversies surrounding various manifestos and political announcements highlight how fragmented messaging can distract from broader goals. Whether these initiatives represent genuine internal disagreement or external manipulation is debated within activist circles. By Timothy EnongeneGuest Editor-in-Chief, Independentistnews Nine years into the Ambazonian struggle for Independence restoration, many observers believe the Yaoundé regime has shifted away
The suggestion that someone of Dr. Vera Songwe’s stature could become Prime Minister illustrates this familiar strategy. No serious observer doubts her credentials. Her career, including leadership at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa under Secretary-General António Guterres, demonstrates technical excellence in macroeconomic policy, development finance, and institutional reform. By Kemi Ashu for The
Critics argue that contracts often flow to companies closely aligned with political power, creating a system where accountability disappears and reconstruction simply becomes another profitable contract. Among the prominent figures frequently cited in public discussions of regime-era contracting networks is Eric Njong, founder and managing director of Société BUNS, one of the country’s largest indigenous
If tensions escalate into communal confrontation, it is local families who bear the long-term consequences—displacement, retaliation, and the erosion of trust among neighbors who must continue living side by side. That cost is never evenly shared. By Carl Sanders The Independentistnews Soho London To the Mbororo community of the Savannah Zone—Bui, Boyo, Menchum, Ngoketunjia, and
To the people of Bamenda—and to all who watch from near and far—steadfastness does not mean surrendering to despair, nor to rage. It means refusing to let violence define identity or fear determine the future. The night may be long, but history shows that endurance grounded in awareness is harder to extinguish than any campaign
Until corruption is treated as a public health emergency, until negligence is treated as criminal liability, until state failure is treated as mass manslaughter, there will be no road safety in French Cameroon. Because what they call “accidents” are not accidents at all. They are state-manufactured deaths. By Ali Dan Ismael Editor-in-Chief The Independentistnews In
OFFICIAL BRIEFING NOTE: OPERATION RESTORE COMMAND (ORC) TO: All Unit Commanders, Savannah Zone & Restoration Forces FROM: Strategic Communications Bureau, Federal Republic of Ambazonia DATE: January 27, 2026 SUBJECT: Rectifying the Savannah Zone Tactical Failures (Ndu/Baba I) 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Federal Republic of Ambazonia has suffered severe tactical setbacks in the Savannah Zone, specifically
History shows that when legitimacy collapses, finance follows. And when finance withdraws, systems change. This is not the end of a crisis — it is the exposure of one. And for Ambazonia, it is not just an economic data point. It is strategic evidence that the structure attempting to occupy its future is itself becoming
Beyond Lamentation: Africa’s Reckoning with History Must Become a Blueprint for Power
By M. C. Folo The Independentistnews contributor History must be remembered – but not be repeated Africa is right to condemn slavery. Right to challenge colonialism. Right to expose how conquest reshaped its institutions, extracted wealth, and disrupted trajectories of knowledge and innovation. These realities are neither exaggerated nor obsolete. Their consequences remain visible in