Francophone Contempt and the Strength of Bamenda
Paul Biya himself admitted to Ibrahim Moh that assimilation was the regime’s project. And he confessed — it failed. By The Independentist editorial Desk In the Cameroonian political vocabulary, the word “Bamenda” has been twisted into an insult. For many Francophones, it is shorthand for “anglofool” — a wild rebel. Yet this label says more


Correcting Calixthe Beyala’s Misrepresentation: Southern Cameroons Is Not a “Problem of Translation”
Calixthe Beyala’s remarks may reflect widespread misconceptions, that needs to be corrected. Southern Cameroons is not a translation problem, nor a regional grievance. It is an unresolved case of decolonisation — a conflict between two states, one of which has been denied its independence. By Uchiba Nelson When asked about the Ambazonian independence movement, novelist