Commentary

Such a vision requires investment, planning, and political will. But above all, it requires the belief that our natural advantages were meant to serve our people rather than remain dormant. The Atlantic Ocean has always been there. The deep waters have always been there. The opportunity has always been there. The challenge before us is

The ultimate lesson is simple. A nation cannot build prosperity in a permanent waiting room. Sooner or later, every society must choose between expectation and action, between inertia and progress, between waiting for the future and creating it. Because a people who wait forever eventually discover that the future they were waiting for has already

The nations that will dominate the twenty-first century are not necessarily those with the largest populations or the largest territories. They are the nations that successfully combine vision, infrastructure, technology, and competent institutions. Energy sits at the centre of that equation. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News WHEN POWER MEANT MORE THAN ELECTRICITY Electricity

What is certain is this: The struggle for the future of Cameroon has already begun. And some of its most important battles are being fought not in parliament, not at the ballot box, and not on television. They are being fought quietly, behind closed doors, among the men who control access to tomorrow. By Ali

The greatest victory of any occupier is not military conquest. It is convincing the occupied to forget who they are. A people who know their history cannot easily be manipulated. A people who understand their identity cannot easily be redefined. A people who remember their name cannot easily disappear. The struggle for Southern Cameroons is

The lesson is clear: decolonisation is not complete when a colonial flag is lowered. It is complete only when the political future of a people is settled with clarity, legitimacy, and consent. In Southern Cameroons, that settlement remains unfinished. And for many of its people, the unanswered questions of 1961—and Britain’s silence thereafter—remain among the

Empires rise. Empires decline. But history remembers. And history eventually asks every empire the same question: Was the wealth worth the cost? The answer may determine how future generations remember Britain—not as Britain remembers itself, but as the world remembers it. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist News For centuries, Britain stood at the centre

The rise of AES represents one of the most political experiments in modern African history. It has already changed the conversation. It has already challenged assumptions. It has already forced institutions to examine themselves. Yet the true test still lies ahead. The ultimate measure of success will not be speeches. It will not be symbolism.

The rise and decline of the SDF cannot be understood without acknowledging the world in which it was forced to compete. That world was never level. And that may be the most important lesson of all. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist News When the history of modern Cameroon is finally written without fear, one

Africa is entering a new geopolitical era. The age of automatic French influence is ending. A more competitive, multipolar order is emerging. For France, this transition represents a profound challenge. For Africa, it represents an opportunity. The question is whether Paris will adapt to this new reality or continue defending structures that belong to a