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The French diplomatic dispatch is not historical background — it is structural evidence. It proves that: the crisis was known, the risks were documented, the grievances were real, the system was unsustainable and the collapse was predictable. By Ali Dan Ismael, Kemi Ashu and Mankah Rosa Parks. The Independentistnews Political Desk A Strategic International Communication
The Ambazonian struggle presents the African Union with a historic opportunity to decolonize itself. It can either remain a club of incumbents shielding one another from accountability, or evolve into a union that protects the aspirations of Africa’s peoples. By Timothy Enongene, Guest Editor-in-Chief The Independentistnews Addis Ababa January 23, 2026 – The headquarters of
By refusing to correct this historical injustice, the African Union chooses the legacy of forced unions over the Pan-African principle of voluntary association. A continent cannot be decolonized if its leading institution still worships colonial cartography. No border is more sacred than the blood of children in Gidado or Ngarbuh. By Timothy Enongene, Guest editor
Former Southern Cameroonians have not been absent from public life. They have served as ministers, parliamentary leaders, and senior administrators. But these roles have largely remained symbolically inclusive while structurally constrained—representation without authority, presence without power. By Ndifor Richard M. The Independentistnews contributor Cameroon’s Ambazonian conflict did not arise suddenly, nor is it the result
In 2026, the path to a strong Africa runs through the recognition of its sovereign, self-determined nations. Only then can we build a union that is truly of the people, by the people, and for the people. By Timothy Enongene, Guest Editor-in-Chief, The Independentistnews For decades, the African Union has preached a gospel of “continental
The “Ambazonia Accord” is not merely about borders. It represents a new political philosophy for the continent—one that places democratic will above territorial ego, and citizen legitimacy above regime convenience. By Timothy Enongene, Guest Editor-in-Chief, The Independentistnews The protracted war in Southern Cameroons has become a defining test of the credibility of the African Union
This is now a pattern, not an event. Borrow, pay arrears, service old debt, fund political machinery, abandon projects, accumulate new arrears, borrow again. This is not governance. It is debt dependence. Not development economics. Not growth policy. Not fiscal planning. It is regime maintenance through credit. By The Independentistnews Editorial desk YAOUNDE January 22,
A reformed African Union must transform the African passport into a symbol of shared freedom, protected by supranational guarantees that prevent any regime from weaponizing borders to punish populations or isolate communities. By Timothy Enongene, Guest Editor-in-Chief, The Independentistnews In the halls of power in Addis Ababa, African leaders frequently speak of “Agenda 2063” and
Within the EU, the smallest member states—such as Malta or Luxembourg—possess legal protections and institutional standing equal to those of larger powers like Germany or France. Influence may differ, but sovereignty does not. Africa urgently needs a similar framework—one that protects smaller or emerging nations from being absorbed, dominated, or silenced by larger neighbors. By
The Prerequisites of Union: Why You Can’t Build a United Africa on the Ruins of the Southern Cameroons
Pan-Africanism was born as a doctrine of liberation from colonial domination. In 2026, it is being repurposed as a tool of internal annexation. The “unity” promoted by the Biya regime over the former British southern Cameroons—and enabled by the African Union’s silence—is not a union of consent but a union of conquest. By Timothy Enongene