Commentary

The central miscalculation of Yaoundé may therefore be this: believing that the imprisonment of leaders can extinguish the historical forces that produced the conflict itself. And until that misunderstanding changes, the search for a durable resolution will remain painfully out of reach. By Mankah Rosa ParksSenior Investigative Correspondent, The Independentist News, Soho, London YAOUNDÉ –

A signature extracted under conditions of detention cannot automatically dissolve a conflict sustained by years of collective trauma, displacement, militarization, and hardened political consciousness. And until Yaoundé fully confronts that reality, the judicial carousel will continue to turn without delivering the peace it promises. By Mankah Rosa ParksSenior Investigative Correspondent, The Independentist News, Soho, London

Judicial management may prolong detention. It may reshape media narratives temporarily. It may create the appearance of procedural flexibility. But it cannot by itself dissolve the historical grievances, competing national identities, and political fractures that continue to fuel the conflict. And until those deeper questions are addressed through a process perceived as credible beyond the

Communities must resist becoming vehicles for the escalation of violence against their own civilians. Preserving communal trust, protecting innocent life, and rejecting the manipulation of local grievances into military operations may prove essential not only for survival, but for any future possibility of reconciliation and peace. By Carl Sanders, Guest Writer The Independentist News, Soho,

The parallel trajectories of Somaliland and Ambazonia reveal that statehood in the contemporary international system is not determined solely by legal doctrine. It is shaped by diplomacy, strategic interests, governance capacity, historical narratives, and geopolitical realities. By Tarh Paddy King The Independentist News contributor The recent diplomatic breakthrough reportedly pursued by Somaliland — including discussions

The central tragedy of Southern Cameroons today is that too many people now live in political limbo: distrusted by the state, distrusted by resistance movements, and abandoned by the international community. That is not peace. It is the anatomy of a society trapped between unresolved history and an uncertain future. By Timothy Enongene Guest Editor-in-Chief,

History is unforgiving toward movements that lose operational control. The road ahead demands: unity, discipline, civilian protection, command responsibility, and strategic restraint. Because wars are not remembered only by who fought them. They are remembered by how they were fought. By Timothy Enongene Guest Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News. BAMENDA – 21 May 2026 – The

The central issue haunting Cameroon today is not only who committed particular crimes. It is whether the country still possesses institutions trusted enough to establish truth impartially. Because without truth, there can be no accountability. Without accountability, there can be no reconciliation. And without reconciliation, unresolved violence simply mutates from one generation into the next.

There were originally two Cameroons. And they believe those two political identities remain historically distinguishable to this day. Whether history ultimately moves toward separation, renewed federation, or another negotiated arrangement, one reality continues to haunt the conflict: A promise made in 1961 was never universally believed to have been honoured. By Uchiba Nelson The Independentist

And until Cameroon honestly confronts that inheritance, recognizes the distinct historical experiences within its borders, and replaces coercion with genuine political dialogue, the cycle of mistrust, militarization, and political fragmentation may continue to reproduce itself under new names and in new regions. That past never truly disappeared. It simply changed uniforms. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief,