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A nation cannot be developed successfully by constructing isolated projects in separate places, financing them from separate budgets, and administering them from separate rooms. It must be conceived as one living, productive, and interconnected national ecosystem. By Martin S. Mungwa, PhD, MBA, P.E., F.ASCEArchitectural/Civil/Structural Engineer and Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers The

The question is not whether Captain Ibrahim Traoré should fight violent extremism. He should. The decisive question is whether Burkina Faso can defeat extremism without sacrificing justice, religious coexistence, intellectual freedom, and the productive capacity required to build the nation it is trying to save. By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-chief The Independentist News A recent

Jacques Fame Ndongo may argue that the Constitution imposes no limit on presidential travel. Grégoire Owona may invoke annual leave and an alleged 80-day entitlement. Neither argument removes the government’s obligation to demonstrate that presidential authority remains active, lawful and accountable. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News Fifty-Two Days Without a Clear Return Date

The lesson is severe but necessary. Peoples do not obtain justice merely by appealing to another state’s memory or conscience. They must build institutions, alliances and strategic value capable of changing that state’s calculation. Britain has no eternal ally in Yaoundé and no perpetual enemy in Ambazonia. It has interests. By M. C. CrytonOn Assignment

The colonial-era mosquito operated a more efficient immigration system. It required no visa forms, interviews, residency permits, biometric records, border posts, or parliamentary appropriations. It applied one entry requirement to every European visitor: Survive if you can. Portuguese, British, French, Dutch, Danish, or Spanish—the mosquito made no distinction. By A PatriotContributor, The Independentist News There