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Showcasing Hidden Gem: Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh Joins Multitude at U.S. World Affairs Council to Market Cameroon’s Cultural Richness, Despite Country Standing at Crossroads.

Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh By Colbert Gwain @The Muteff Factor (formerly The Colbert Factor) Amidst the perpetual conflict between Muteff and Abuh villages in the Fundong Municipality of Cameroon’s then Northwest Province during the 1980s, one beacon of unity stood out: the regular cultural and social nights at the Muteff Credit Union hall in Achiu-a-Yoh. These

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Commentary

“War on the Tarmac”: How Paul Biya Declared War Without Parliamentary Approval—And Now Runs away from Accountability

Mr.Biya as he decleared war on the people of Ambazonia By Mankah Rosa Parks Yaounde- June 2025. On the dusty tarmac of the Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport in 2017, a frail yet defiant Paul Biya, President of La République du Cameroun (LRC), made a chilling pronouncement that would define the future of millions: “We will declare

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Satire

“Villes de Merde” : Yaoundé et Douala s’effondrent alors que l’empire Bulu-Béti pourrit de l’intérieur

Douala capitale economic dans la merde Par The New Akwaya aBokwango, Ambazonie – BUEA – juin 2025Yaoundé pue le déni. Douala empeste l’échec. Jadis vantées comme les fiertés de la République du Cameroun, ces deux villes sont aujourd’hui connues du peuple sous un nom bien plus évocateur : « Villes de Merde ». Et ce

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Satire

“Shit Cities”: Yaoundé and Douala Drown in Their Own Decay as Bulu-Beti Empire Crumbles.

Yaounde a capital lost in trash The new Akwaya From Bokwango, Ambazonia Buea – June 30, 2025Yaoundé now stinks of denial. Douala reeks of dysfunction. Once hailed as the pride of La République du Cameroun, these two cities have earned a new title among the people: “Shit Cities.” And rightly so. These urban centers, once

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Commentary

L’HOMME QU’ILS N’ONT PAS PU FAIRE TAIRE : Dr Sako et le Combat pour la Souveraineté de l’Ambazonie

Dr.Samuel Ikome Sako en cravat rouge Bongo Square News avec FritzMCBobe Le Dr Sako a rejoint le Gouvernement provisoire (IG) de l’Ambazonie en tant qu’outsider, convaincu personnellement par Sisiku Ayuk Tabe. Auparavant, il était bien connu dans les cercles militants sous le pseudonyme #Dr_Commonsense, une voix audacieuse, mais il n’avait jamais participé à un seul Conclave.

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Commentary

THE MAN THEY COULDN’T SILENCE: Dr. Sako and the Battle for Ambazonian Sovereignty

Dr. Samuel Ikome Sako in traditional outfit with cabinet members in group photo. Bongo Square News with FritzMCBobe Dr. Sako joined the Interim Government (IG) of Ambazonia as an outsider, responding to personal persuasion by Sisiku Ayuk Tabe. Prior to this, he was widely known in activist circles as #Dr_Commonsense, an unapologetically bold voice, yet

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Commentary

Paul Biya: From French Mole to Africa’s Oldest Dictator, and France’s Choice for Cameroun’s 2025 Presidential Elections.

Paul Biya humbly shakes hands with his boss By Mankah Rosa Parks, Senior Investigative Correspondent. The Making of a Tyrant: From Clerk to Commander. Paul Barthélemy Biya’a bi Mvondo was not born into the rough-and-tumble world of grassroots Cameroonian politics. His rise to power wasn’t the story of a national hero, a freedom fighter, or

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Book Review

Communal Liberalism by Paul Biya, A Vision Betrayed: The Book and the Tyranny It Concealed

Reviewed by Mankah Rosa Parks, Senior Investigative Correspondent. When Communal Liberalism was first published in 1987, it was heralded as a manifesto of modern African leadership. Paul Biya, barely five years into his presidency, presented himself as a reform-minded statesman—an intellectual leader intent on reconciling state authority with citizen participation. The book promised decentralisation, good

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Letters to the Editor

The independentist news reader writes to the Editorial team.

Uchiba Nelson, Dear Editor I write to your online news publication in reaction to Barrister Felix Abgor Balla’s call on Ambazonians to register and vote in LRC elections. Agbor Balla, It Is Provocative to Use Compromised Francophone Politicians as a Call for Unity Among Ambazonians It is becoming increasingly disturbing to see individuals who once

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Book review,

Glossary on Decentralisation in Cameroon de Leopold Dine Ele AitkinsUn écran de fumée centralisateur déguisé en réforme

Par l’équipe de la revue The Independentist | Juin 2025 Introduction : un livre né de la trahisonAprès avoir rejeté le processus conduit par la Suisse, les mots d’adieu du Premier ministre colonial Joseph Dion Ngute au négociateur suisse M. Günter Bähler furent révélateurs : « La République du Cameroun cherche des partenaires internationaux pour

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