Commentary

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,

Trust, once broken, becomes extraordinarily expensive to rebuild. That is the fundamental dilemma confronting Cameroon today. Because the issue is no longer simply whether federalism is theoretically possible. The deeper question is whether the populations involved still believe a shared political future remains psychologically and politically sustainable. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist News The

Empires rarely announce assimilation openly. They normalize it slowly. Through appointments. Through maps. Through schools. Through bureaucracy. Through language. Through dependency. Through time. The Roman Empire did it through citizenship and administration. The Soviet Union used ideological integration. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist News The War Behind the War Empires do not always conquer

A nation celebrated internationally for over 250 ethnic groups and linguistic diversity increasingly relies on military force to suppress one of its most historically distinct populations. “Africa in Miniature” may describe Cameroon’s geography.But it cannot hide the bloodstains of a conflict the world has too often chosen to ignore. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist

As the world watches succession unfold in Cameroon, one question may ultimately define the next decade: Will the post-Biya era produce genuine political transformation? Or merely a more sophisticated management of the same unresolved crisis? By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, Independentist News9 May 2026 As Cameroon enters what may be the final political chapter of President

The survival of Ambazonia will therefore depend not only on resistance in the field, diplomacy abroad, or political negotiation. It will also depend on the preservation of clarity within the soul of the people. And perhaps this is now the deeper challenge before Ambazonia: not simply how to resist externally — but how to remain

A significant segment of the Ambazonian movement no longer views the conflict through the lens of minority rights within Cameroon. Instead, it views the crisis as a question of national self-determination and political separation. By Carl SandersGuest Writer, The Independentist News, Soho, London9 May 2026 At moments of political uncertainty, old political formulas often return

Whether intentionally or not, Pope Leo XIV may have accelerated that transition in global perception. The visible structures of power in Cameroon remain standing. But internationally, the moral and diplomatic terrain beneath those structures may now be shifting. By Ali Dan Ismael Editor-in-Chief The Independentist News At first glance, the visit of Pope Leo XIV