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But if this executive order is upheld, children who will be born tomorrow could be stripped of citizenship, creating a new category of vulnerability and potentially a new generation without a state to belong to. By The Independentist news Desk — For Global Distribution The United States Supreme Court will soon decide a case that

A union established without consent or compatibility left a structural fault line. Rather than the harmony once promised, tensions have deepened over time, leading to recurring instability and conflict. By Ali Dan Ismael editor in chief and Kemi AshuIndependentist Contributor— Legal-Historical Commentary For more than sixty years, the people of the former British Southern Cameroons

Whether your ancestors: cultivated cocoa in Cameroon, ruled in Benin or Ethiopia, fought colonizers in Haiti or survived the Middle Passage in shackles, They fought for a future in which their descendants — us — would not live in chains. That collective resilience is our inheritance. By Vivian Abiedu The Independentist contributor Why Identity Remains

We will continue to pray — not for the comfort of the occupier, but for the departure of the occupier. We pray for justice to resurrect. We pray for independence to dawn. We pray for a future where Bamenda breathes free. This is Crossfire Of Conscience — Truth in resistance. Clarity in crisis. By A

Unity is not about being the same. Unity is recognizing that we are branches of the same sacred tree. Wherever we stand today in Africa, the Americas, Europe, or elsewhere we are descendants of survivors and inheritors of greatness. When we come together, we are capable of transforming our future and restoring our full history.

SONARA’s destruction is not just an industrial loss.It is a symbol of how Cameroon is held hostage by a small class that thrives when the country collapses. We must break the silence, Cameroon stands at a crossroads. By Dr. Tata Fon Emmanuel The Independentist contributor. There are moments in a country’s history when the truth

Africa’s Dark Age is not about lack of potential. It is about suffocated potential. It is not about lack of talent. It is about talent being hunted and silenced. It is not the absence of light. It is the deliberate extinguishing of light. But as long as there are Africans willing to speak the truth,

Macron still dreams of rebuilding Gaullist grandeur. Africa has already woken up. France cannot resurrect an empire that Africa has buried. Britain survived its fall because it respected the human person. France will not survive because it respects only the state. The empire is dead, but Macron refuses to attend the funeral. By The Independentist

Africa’s future—self-defined, prosperous, and globally respected—will depend on inclusive systems, accountable leadership, and a commitment to dialogue over conflict. It is time to step beyond the scripts written by others and build the future envisioned by Africans themselves. By M. C. Folo The Independentist contributor. More than sixty years after the first independence celebrations, African

The appointment of Alice Nkom is more than symbolic. It exposes: the shrinking pool of credible voices, the desperate hunt for moral authority and a growing leadership vacuum within the opposition. If a nation must turn back to its oldest reserves of moral authority, it is not a sign of revival, but exhaustion. This is