Paul Biya survives not by popular consent, but through the backing of France and its neo-colonial networks. French military, diplomatic, and financial support have ensured that no matter the ballot, Biya’s grip on power remains
By The Independentists editorial desk.
For months, various presidential aspirants in La République du Cameroun have paraded campaign promises. Many pledged to “restore federalism” if elected on October 12, 2025. But Paul Biya — ruler for over four decades and himself listed as a candidate — has exposed the charade.
By signing a decree convening Regional Elections for November 2025, Biya has announced to Cameroonians and to the world that he alone decides the future of Cameroun. His message is blunt: he is already President and the October polls are meaningless.
The Fraud of Communal Liberalism
This latest act is not an accident. It flows directly from Biya’s so-called ideology, Communal Liberalism, which dresses tribalism and dictatorship in the language of democracy. It is a doctrine of control, not liberation. Under it, the state crushes dissent, divides communities along ethnic lines, and centralizes all authority in Yaoundé.
French and Occultic Support
Biya survives not by popular consent, but through the backing of France and its neo-colonial networks. French military, diplomatic, and financial support have ensured that no matter the ballot, Biya’s grip on power remains. At the same time, his regime leans heavily on occultic practices — rituals of fear and secrecy — to project power and maintain loyalty among his inner circle. These hidden networks are part of the system of control that mocks genuine democracy.
Biya’s Monarchical Intentions in Ambazonia
It is no longer enough for Biya to crown himself king in Yaoundé. His latest maneuvers reveal an effort to enshrine his monarchical intentions even within Ambazonian politics. Through proxies, infiltrators, and deceptive “federalist” promises, he seeks to entangle Ambazonia in Cameroun’s dynastic succession drama — to make us pawns in a kingdom where the crown passes not by law or treaty but by decree and occultic rites. Ambazonia rejects this intrusion. Our destiny is not to be annexed into Biya’s monarchy but to reclaim our sovereignty.
The Ambazonian Position
For Ambazonians, this is no surprise. Since 1961, Britain’s betrayal and France’s embrace of Yaoundé have left Southern Cameroons trapped in a forced union without a treaty, without legitimacy, and without justice. The October 12, 2025 elections are irrelevant to Ambazonia. We are not a part of them. We are not voters in Cameroun’s fraudulent process. Our position remains clear: Ambazonia is a separate country, illegally annexed, and entitled to full independence.
Commonwealth Accountability: A Question that Must Be Asked
Biya’s sham elections also raise uncomfortable questions for the Commonwealth of Nations. Does Cameroun still meet the criteria to be a full-fledged member?
What democratic principles, rule of law, or respect for human rights are being upheld under Biya’s four-decade monarchy?
When Nigeria, Gabon, and Fiji faced coups, electoral fraud, and rights abuses, the Commonwealth suspended or sanctioned them. Why is Cameroun exempt?
What standards are being applied — or ignored — when Cameroun continues to enjoy membership privileges while its leader mocks democracy and wages war on Ambazonia?
The silence of the Commonwealth has become complicity. If rules apply to some, they must apply to all. Otherwise, the institution itself loses moral legitimacy.
A Warning to Pretenders
We warn all parties, groups, or individuals who claim to represent Ambazonian voices yet lend legitimacy to Cameroun’s fraudulent processes: see the truth. By aligning with Yaoundé’s staged elections, you betray the sacrifices of our martyrs and the suffering of our people. You cannot serve two masters — either you stand with Ambazonia’s freedom, or you are an agent of Biya’s deception.
The Strategic Countermove: People Over Politics
The path to dismantling Biya’s political survival is not through chasing his decrees but by denying him the very fuel that sustains his monarchy — fear, hunger, and dependency. If the people of Cameroun and Ambazonia can be given food security, economic self-reliance, and community-driven alternatives to Yaoundé’s centralized system, Biya’s decrees will ring hollow.
A government that starves its people clings to survival; a people who can feed themselves no longer need that government. Ambazonia’s strategy must be to strengthen local resilience — agriculture, community economies, and parallel governance — so that our people eat, live, and grow, while Biya’s so-called presidency withers into irrelevance. His survival must not be our focus. Ours must be the survival and dignity of the people.
Conclusion
What Paul Biya has just done is not new. It is the same playbook: decree over ballot, selection over election, foreign backing over people’s will. What is new is his brazen attempt to drag Ambazonia into his monarchy.
Ambazonia rejects this charade. Our struggle is for sovereignty, justice, and truth — not for recycled lies under the shadow of dictatorship.
— The Independentist editorial Desk
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