Commentary

For decades, Cameroon has been central to France’s strategy in Central Africa. From the oil refineries at SONARA to the fertile estates of CDC, from control of the CFA franc to privileged military access, France treated Cameroon as a linchpin of its regional influence. By Michael Kings for the Independentist The launch of AfroLeaks—a bold

Ia narration que Paris vend au monde — et que certains dirigeants africains répètent. Alassane Ouattara, président de la Côte d’Ivoire, affirme qu’une réforme progressive du CFA est préférable à une rupture brutale. Pour les élites de Dakar et d’Abidjan, le franc CFA et l’appui français représentent un bouclier contre les chocs. Par la Rédaction

Françafrique survives by disguising domination as fraternity. But in Ambazonia, the disguise has never worked. Here, the neglect is so total, the exploitation so naked, that even the illusion of partnership is impossible. By The Independentist Editorial Desk France has long presented itself as Africa’s reluctant partner, weighed down by history but eager to move

Lorsque Charles de Gaulle fonda la Cinquième République en 1958, il ne bâtit pas une démocratie. Il bâtit un trône. La France n’a jamais appris l’art de la coalition, jamais adopté le fédéralisme, jamais respecté le compromis. Par la Rédaction Éditoriale de The Independentist La Recette Française de l’Autoritarisme L’autoritarisme au Cameroun n’est pas une

Paul Biya inherited and refined this system. He polished it into a monopoly, boasting: “I have the Assembly. I have the Senate. I have the State.” In truth, he presided over an empty empire built on oppression and silence. By The Independentist Editorial Desk The French Recipe for Authoritarianism Authoritarianism in Cameroon is not a

The Biya regimes contracts with Clout Public Affairs, Squire Patton Boggs, and Mercury Public Affairs reveal not a state defending its record, but the regime outsourcing legitimacy. By Michael Kings for The Independentist Two Cameroons, Two Faces Cameroon has long survived on a paradox. In Washington and international forums, it wears the mask of a

En 1984, Paul Biya restaura le nom “République du Cameroun” — l’État qui existait avant l’unification de 1961. Par cet acte, il confirma que l’union était dissoute et que le Cameroun méridional se retrouvait seul. Par la Rédaction Politique de The Independentist Depuis plus de soixante ans, le peuple du Cameroun britannique méridional — aujourd’hui

In 1984, Paul Biya restored the name “La République du Cameroun” — the exact name of the state that had existed before unification in 1961. By that single act, he confirmed that the so-called union was dissolved and that Southern Cameroons stood alone. By The Independentist Political Desk For more than sixty years, the people

l’ONU, la Grande-Bretagne et la France agissent moins comme des défenseurs de la justice que comme des gardiens de leurs propres intérêts. Par The Independentist Desk Les organisations internationales jouent souvent un double jeu. Elles divisent la responsabilité entre deux bureaux — l’un « politique » et l’autre « technique ». Le bureau politique négocie,

The UN, Britain, and France operate less as arbiters of justice and more as custodians of their own interests. By The Inddependentist editorial desk International organizations often play a double game. They divide responsibility between two offices — one “political” and the other “technical.” The political arm negotiates, cuts deals, and avoids scandal; the technical