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In Verdun — the vast cemetery of Europe where I personally spent a week in the summer of 1995, walking among its crosses, ossuaries, and unmarked graves — a small group gathered to honour Philippe Pétain, the Nazi collaborator whose Vichy regime helped deport 75,000 Jews to their deaths. By Ali Dan Ismael — Editor-in-Chief,
The faithful of Bamenda are not rebellious. They are a people longing for justice, dignity, and honest leadership. Their reaction was a reminder that legitimacy is earned through solidarity, humility, and attentive listening. By Barrister Timothy Mbeseha, The Independentist Contributor A Feast That Calls Us Back to True Leadership The Solemnity of Christ the King
The cathedral exploded in boos — not the timid murmurs of discontent, but the full-throated rejection of a people betrayed beyond measure. The reaction was so swift, so loud, and so unanimous that even the marble pillars seemed to recoil. The Nuncio stood there, stunned. The clergy froze. The ritual collapsed. An Independentist Editorial by
“I am the Nuncio to the Republic of Cameroon.” Why remind the people of what they already know?Why reach for a title when the flock is crying for truth? In any relationship — marriage, leadership, priesthood — the moment one begins to shout their title is the moment real authority has already slipped away. That
Clergy do not raise Ambazonian children. Ambazonian parents do. Clergy will not rebuild our villages. Ambazonians will. Clergy will not endure the consequences of this genocide. Ambazonian survivors will. We must therefore stop expecting the Church to speak with a courage it has not shown. We are not asking the Church to fight. We are
It is time for Ambazonians in every Local Government Area to: Reclaim their dignity, Reassert their right to self-governance, Organize their communities, Strengthen their institutions, And prepare for the political, diplomatic, and civic work required to end decades of injustice. By Hon. Che — Edited for The Independentist For more than six decades, the people
The massacre of Bamileke communities during the French and post-colonial military campaign in the twentieth century remains one of the least acknowledged mass atrocities in Central Africa. French colonial authorities classified the killings as “order maintenance.” Edited from a reflection originally shared by Vivian Abiedu, By The Independentist Editorial Desk Introduction — The Silences That
Ambazonians must learn to: analyze propaganda structures, recognize infiltration patterns, question sudden media personalities, avoid spreading unverified content, identify manipulative vocabulary. Cross-check sources, reject divisive narratives, protect morale and unity. By The Editorial Board The Independentist Introduction — The Battle for Ambazonia Is Also a Battle for the Mind For eight years, Ambazonia has faced
Across the Sahel, across West Africa, across the Francophone Africa, the French are leaving; their influence is disintegrating. Nations expelling French troops, currencies reclaimed resources nationalized, youth rejecting colonial illusions. The African continent is breaking free from the last European empire still pretending to exist. And this is dangerous. Empires become most violent when they
The Long Arc Toward Justice: Southern Cameroons/Ambazonia and the Struggle for Freedom
The military response by Yaoundé — structurally supported by France — has resulted in: widespread killings, burned villages, over one million internally displaced persons, tens of thousands of refugees in Nigeria and beyond, a humanitarian catastrophe that remains largely underreported. Entire communities have been uprooted. Families shattered. Futures stolen. Yet hope has not died. By