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The record of the government’s security operations has been costly. Soldiers and gendarmes, often young conscripts with limited training, continue to suffer casualties in ambushes and roadside attacks. Humanitarian monitors describe patterns of reprisal raids and civilian intimidation that deepen resentment rather than restore confidence. By The Independentist Political Desk, London A Vow Repeated, A
Across the country — from Douala to Bamenda to Garoua — people reported seeing pre-stuffed ballot boxes, double voting, and disappearing results. In the anglophone regions a total boycott was observed making ballot box stuffing inevitable. By The Independentist Political Desk When Cameroonians went to the polls on October 12, 2025, many hoped this would
When Britain and France violated that covenant, they did not “reunite” two peoples; they recolonized one through deceit. Southern Cameroons and La République du Cameroun were born of two different empires, under two distinct trusteeships, with two separate legal and constitutional destinies. We did not share a cradle; we were forced into the same coffin.
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
Lessons from Zohran Mamdani’s Victory: What Ambazonians in the Diaspora Can Learn
It’s a reminder that identity and struggle are not enemies. You can be proudly African and still serve your American city. You can be from Ambazonia and still make your host country better. In fact, the more you serve where you are, the stronger your voice becomes for where you come from. By The Independentist