Commentary

The struggle for genuine sovereignty in the twenty-first century is not merely a struggle against foreign influence. It is a struggle for competent governance, democratic accountability, and the right of Africans to shape their own destiny. Africa’s future belongs to Africans. The responsibility for securing that future belongs to us all. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief,

The refugees of the borderlands are more than statistics. They are mothers and fathers, students and teachers, farmers and entrepreneurs. Their story deserves to be heard—not only during moments of crisis but until lasting solutions are found. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News While political developments in Yaoundé often dominate headlines, a quieter and

The question facing Cameroon is not whether political transition will eventually occur. It is whether the country is prepared to manage that transition in a way that promotes stability, accountability, and national reconciliation. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News YAOUNDÉ – June 7, 2026 – As Cameroon enters the second half of 2026, one

Lasting educational excellence is achieved not through imposed uniformity, but through the preservation of identity, the protection of institutional integrity, and the pursuit of standards that allow a people to compete confidently in the world while remaining true to themselves. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News A Question That Refuses to Disappear In recent

The most important lesson for Ambazonia is not whether France is right or wrong. The real lesson is that all major powers pursue their interests. France pursues French interests. America pursues American interests. China pursues Chinese interests. Russia pursues Russian interests. Britain pursues British interests.Successful nations understand this reality and structure their diplomacy accordingly. No

The destruction of the Bamenda–Mamfe corridor reveals a deeper truth: Yaoundé has treated Southern Cameroons not as a society to be protected, but as a territory to be controlled. Minor subventions, cosmetic reconstruction promises, and state-sponsored development slogans cannot repair a system deliberately broken by war. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, Independentist News BAMENDA – June

That is why the discussion about Victoria and Tiko matters today. Not because of what they once were, but because of what they can become. The future belongs to those who prepare for it long before it arrives, and perhaps nowhere is that future more visible than along the Atlantic shores of Victoria and Tiko.

For Ambazonia, the real question is not who controls the switch today. The real question is whether the next generation will inherit a nation capable of lighting its own future. That is the challenge of sovereignty. That is the challenge of development. And that is the challenge Ambazonia must prepare to meet. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate

For Ambazonians, the challenge moving forward is not simply resisting external pressures. It is building a disciplined political and military culture capable of commanding the confidence of its people, attracting international respect, and sustaining the long struggle for self-determination By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News History teaches a consistent lesson across liberation movements: no

True justice for Martinez Zogo and true peace for Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia) will come only when the machinery of state terror, impunity, and coercion is dismantled. The Independentist News Commentary by the editorial desk. The chilling scenes presented inside the Yaoundé Military Tribunal on 1 June 2026 did more than expose the gruesome final moments