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The enemies of Ambazonia are not just politicians; they are chiefs, Fons, academics, media personalities, members of the clergy, and now, anti-revolutionaries — all working together to keep Ambazonia in chains in exchange for money, positions, and favour from the Biya regime. By The indeendentist Editorial desk: BUEA -15 th August 2025. The run-up to
Prof, Maurice Kamto, and Seseku Ayuk Tabe, jailed in same environment, Was not by chance. Reports suggested that, Kamto would lead the post-Biya era, while Sisiku would help negotiate an end to the Ambazonian conflict By The Independentist – Political Analysis Desk In the years after the disputed 2018 presidential election, Professor Maurice Kamto rose
Recent reports of large sums of money given to Chiefs and Fons during visits to the Etoudi palace are transactions that further weaken their traditional authority and moral standing, By Nelson Uchiba The relationship between traditional leaders from the Anglophone regions — or Ambazonia, as pro-independence advocates define them — and the central government in
This image went public within hours, and so was the backlash. With over 203 reactions compiled from Catholics and non-Catholics alike, By George Lekelefac On August 13, 2025, seven Catholic bishops of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon filed into the Unity Palace in Etoudi. They stood shoulder-to-shoulder with senior government officials for a formal
At every electoral period, we see a familiar choreography of traditional rulers from the West, fons from the Northwest, imams, and Catholic bishops being invited to Etoudi palace. By Francis Awoh Preamble: The Pattern We Keep Seeing In 2004, weeks before the presidential elections, select traditional chiefs were summoned to Yaoundé for a “national unity
Archbishop Samuel Kleda: His public call for moral probity resonates across the state and recalls the power of the church in the days of Bishop Ndongmo. By The Independentist editorial desk For decades, the Catholic Church in Cameroon has been both a moral compass and, at times, a target of political pressure. Its mission to
French President Emmanuel Macron: acknowledges French atrocities committed in Cameroon during the 1950s as the country fought for independence, but forgets to mention that these atrocities extended into the British southern Cameroons. By The Independentist Editorial desk French President Emmanuel Macron has, for the first time, publicly acknowledged that French colonial troops committed “repressive violence”
Paul Biya master of his game: He does not compromise in the sense of mutual concession. He absorbs, neutralises, and renders his opponents harmless — all while strengthening his grip on power. By Ali Dan Ismael Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist Since the beginning of the war with La République du Cameroun (LRC), Dr. Samuel Ikome Sako
L’archevêque Samuel Kleda (en blanc) dit la vérité au pouvoir, l’archevêque Andrew Nkea (en noire)est prudent à l’extrême Par Clarise Fonkwa, The Independentist Dans une lettre pastorale rare et sans concession, l’archevêque Samuel Kleda dénonce la corruption endémique du Cameroun, la fraude électorale et le conflit non résolu avec l’Ambazonie — révélant au grand jour
Britain’s Recognition of Palestine and Her Implicit Responsibility in the British Southern Cameroons, a UN Trust Territory Under Her Care
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer: called to take responsibility and know that, the UK, recognition of Southern Cameroons would not be a departure from established policy but the fulfillment of it—an overdue step toward justice. By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-Chief, with notes from Funtong Daniel, MSN, AGACNP The United Kingdom’s recognition of Palestine on moral