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The Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia (in Exile) Calls for Cautious and Judicious Management of September

“The Federal Government will never approve measures that deliberately target schoolchildren or worsen the daily hardships of our people,” the statement stressed. The Independentist News DeskBuea, August 30, 2025 In a strongly worded press statement dated August 30, 2025, and copied to the international community, diplomatic missions, and human rights organisations, the spokesperson of the

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Commentary

Prophètes et Courtisans : L’Église, le Régime et le Verdict du Peuple sur l’Ambazonie

Les prophètes — Tumi, Verdzekov, Fonlon, Wirba, Yaouda, Kleda — qui défendirent la dignité et la justice. Par The Independentist desk editoriale PARTIE I — LES PROPHÈTES : Tumi, Verdzekov et les Voix de Conscience Dans la longue nuit de dictature au Cameroun, deux prélats anglophones se sont levés comme des phares : le Cardinal

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Commentary

Prophets and Courtiers: The Church, the Regime, and the People’s Verdict on Ambazonia

The prophets — Tumi, Verdzekov, Fonlon, Wirba, Yaouda, Kleda — who stood for dignity and justice. By The Independentist editorial desk PART I — THE PROPHETS: Tumi, Verdzekov, and the Voices of Conscience In the long night of dictatorship in Cameroon, two Anglophone prelates stood as beacons: Cardinal Christian Tumi and Archbishop Paul Verdzekov. Both

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Profiles

Augustine Ngom Jua: The Great Statesman Betrayed, but Never Broken

Augustine Ngom Jua, became Prime Minister of West Cameroon in 1965, when John Ngu Foncha moved to the Federal level as Vice President. By Joseph Kfusalu Bochong — The Independentist In the annals of Ambazonian history, few names command as much respect as Augustine Ngom Jua. Born in 1915 in Njinikom, Boyo Division, Jua embodied

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Opinion

Corriger la Mauvaise Représentation de Calixthe Beyala : Le Southern Cameroons n’est pas un « problème de traduction »

Calixthe Beyala, tels propos traduisent non seulement un manque de précision, mais aussi une déformation de l’histoire, et il est nécessaire — surtout pour l’éducation des publics francophones — de rétablir la vérité. Par Uchiba Nelson, Contributor Interrogée sur le mouvement indépendantiste ambazonien, la romancière Calixthe Beyala a récemment affirmé qu’il ne s’agissait que d’un

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Retrospective,

The Playbook Reversed: How a Policy of Underdevelopment Boomeranged

For decades, underdevelopment was no accident — it was strategy. Institutions were systematically dismantled:PWD (Public Works Department) — once the backbone of road and bridge maintenance was drained. By The Independentistw editorial desk IntroductionWhat began as a Francophone-led, French-inspired strategy to underdevelop Ambazonia has boomeranged. The very tactics that starved the Southern Cameroons of investment,

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Opinion

Cameroun’s Attempt to Force Their Selection in Ambazonia: From Polling Stations to Polling Centres to Polling Camps: What Is the Biya Junta Up To?

In the name of ensuring a so-called “peaceful voting exercise”, Ngoh Ngoh’s agents plan to: Camp military personnel in local areas. Abduct civilians and “detain” them in “secured areas.”Stage-manage the “selection” far from the public eye. Buea August 29th 2025 – Very reliable sources within the Ngoh Ngoh Ferdinand de facto junta reveal a dangerous

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Commentary

Correcting Calixthe Beyala’s Misrepresentation: Southern Cameroons Is Not a “Problem of Translation”

Calixthe Beyala’s remarks may reflect widespread misconceptions, that needs to be corrected. Southern Cameroons is not a translation problem, nor a regional grievance. It is an unresolved case of decolonisation — a conflict between two states, one of which has been denied its independence. By Uchiba Nelson When asked about the Ambazonian independence movement, novelist

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News analysis

Paul Bathelemie Biya Mvondo – The Man with Reptilian Instincts

Paul Biya has survived for over four decades not through statesmanship, but through instinct — the cold, reptilian instinct to adapt, shed skin, and wait motionlessly until the prey is within reach. By The Independentist editorial Desk On Friday, August 29, 2025, Cameroon’s Head of State, Paul Bathelemie Biya Mvondo, received outgoing French Ambassador Thierry

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Book Review

The Marketplace Leadership Vacuum: How the Church Must Win the War on Values in the Family, Government, Education & Industry. By Dr. Samuel Ikome Sako

Book Review: By Martin Mungwa, PhD, F.ASCE The Marketplace Leadership Vacuum: How the Church Must Win the War on Values in the Family, Government, Education & Industry by Dr. Samuel Ikome Sako is a stirring manifesto for Christian engagement in public life—calling faith communities to reclaim leadership in society’s pillars. Dr. Mungwa offers a thoughtful

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