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Across democracies, the rule is simple: citizens vote, and their choice decides. In Cameroon, citizens vote — and power politely thanks them for their participation before issuing a different ending. The ballot box appears onstage, but the final script is written backstage, after the lights dim. By Colbert Gwain @The Muteff Factor (formerly The Colbert
Politicians have used social media to reach voters and build their public image, only for the same channels to become restricted after elections. President Paul Biya himself announced his intention to seek re-election via Twitter. Had the internet been throttled at that time as it is today, few Cameroonians would have seen that message. By
This is not only a political or military confrontation. It has evolved into an economic ecosystem where soldiers, officers, politicians, contractors, and security chiefs derive daily income from the continuation of war. Instead of improving the welfare of citizens, state resources and local revenues are being diverted into maintaining military operations and the countless checkpoints
While Yaoundé factions plot and fracture, Ambazonia has become the new superpower inside La République du Cameroun — not in weaponry, but in willpower. By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-ChiefThe Independentist — The Illusion of Chiroma’s “90,000 Soldiers” Yaounde October 29, 2025 -Issa Chiroma’s brief dance with victory has ended as quickly as it began. Barely
The recent elections in La République du Cameroun have once again exposed a painful weakness in the global system that claims to defend democracy and human rights. Every major organization — the United Nations, African Union,Commonwealth, and France — saw what happened. They knew the playing field was uneven, that the outcome was written long
Southern Cameroons — known to the world as Ambazonia — regained its sovereignty on October 1st 1961, only to be illegally annexed by French Cameroon. We are simply restoring what was stolen — through law, diplomacy, and disciplined self-defense. By The Independentist — Editorial Investigation Unit It is one of history’s great reversals that those
The Fifth Republic, built by Charles de Gaulle as a presidential monarchy, once projected stability and grandeur. Today, it stands hollowed out — a Republic in name, but a corporate protectorate of billionaires, security elites, and aging political dynasties. By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist Paris: The End of the Fifth Republic’s Illusion From
This weaponization of security and justice is not merely authoritarian—it is suicidal. When citizens lose faith in the institutions meant to protect them, they turn to their own devices. In Cameroon, that means militias, vigilante groups, and mobs sprouting in the shadows of state decay. Each new act of repression creates another nucleus of resistance;
The President’s Men — How Ambazonian Elites Helped Build the Biya System
From Solomon Tandeng Muna and his family — once symbols of pride — to later figures like Fonka shang lawrence, Simon Achidi Achu, Peter Mafany Musonge, to Philemon Yang, and Joseph Dion Ngute, the story is the same: eloquent voices turned into echoes of Yaoundé. Paul Atanga Nji and Paul Tassong became the iron hands