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When Portraits Replace Presence

Citizens and delegations no longer expect to engage directly with their President; instead, they encounter his image. Portraits line the walls, statues are unveiled, and pledges are made before symbols rather than before the man himself. By Wepngong Moses The Presidency of Cameroon risks turning from a seat of leadership into a shrine. What ought

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Time to Close the Village Provision Store: Cameroonians Seek Fresh, Energetic Leadership in 2025

Just like Bobe Jacks Sani of Muteff village, 92-year-old President/candidate Paul Biya, who has ruled Cameroon for 43 years, literally runs the country like a village provision store, locking and opening it up, when and how he wants. Colbert Gwain @The Muteff Factor (formerly The Colbert Factor) If one thing sets Muteff village in Fundong

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Britain’s Recognition of Palestine and Her Implicit Responsibility in the British Southern Cameroons, a UN Trust Territory Under Her Care

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer: called to take responsibility and know that, the UK, recognition of Southern Cameroons would not be a departure from established policy but the fulfillment of it—an overdue step toward justice. By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-Chief, with notes from Funtong Daniel, MSN, AGACNP The United Kingdom’s recognition of Palestine on moral

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From Silence to Tremors: The Catholic Church, Biya’s Regime, and Dr. Sako’s Call for Moral Courage

Archbishop Samuel Kleda: His public call for moral probity resonates across the state and recalls the power of the church in the days of Bishop Ndongmo. By The Independentist editorial desk For decades, the Catholic Church in Cameroon has been both a moral compass and, at times, a target of political pressure. Its mission to

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The Price of Compromise, Ambazonians cannot afford to pay.

Paul Biya master of his game: He does not compromise in the sense of mutual concession. He absorbs, neutralises, and renders his opponents harmless — all while strengthening his grip on power. By Ali Dan Ismael Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist Since the beginning of the war with La République du Cameroun (LRC), Dr. Samuel Ikome Sako

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From Meka’s Medal to Biya’s Tokens: Lessons for Ambazonia

Paul Biya has perfected this colonial formula in the post-independence era. The medals have simply changed form to tokens of loyalty which are ministerial titles, and ceremonial appointments. By An Insider In 1956, Ferdinand Oyono — a young Cameroonian who would later serve as a diplomat and cabinet minister under Paul Biya — published one

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Three Roads to Yaoundé: Osih, Buba Maigari, and Muna – What Their Politics Mean for Ambazonia

Joshua Osih was the only oposistion member of parliament among 62 who signed a letter to the US Congress urging Washington to prosecute and repatriate Southern Cameroonians suspected of supporting independence. By The Independentist Editorial desk In the lead-up to another election season in La République du Cameroun, three familiar figures are once again in

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The Silent Watchers: France, the UN, and the Biya Regime – The Ambazonian Truth

Cameroon entered the United Nations on 20 September 1960 as the territory granted independence from France. Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia) was not part of that accession. By The Independentist – Editorial desk The events of 2025 have only confirmed what Ambazonians have known for decades: the so-called “international community” is not a neutral referee in our

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The Predator’s Lie: France, Ambazonia, and the Myth of “Survival of the Fittest”

Ambazonians have shifted from the streets to the airwaves, from the villages to the diaspora, from silence to a global voice. By The Independentist – Editorial desk For over a century, powerful nations have excused their domination of others with clever theories. Yesterday it was “civilising the savages.” Today it is “maintaining stability.” And behind

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Le privilège contre le peuple : La chute tragique des collaborateurs ambazoniens

Paul Atanga Nji,Victor Arrey Nkongho Mengot,Dorothy L. Njeuma,Peter Mafany Musonge,Paul Mingo Ghogomu,Diane Acha Morfaw ont choisi de servir et de propager un système conçu pour effacer leur propre peuple. Ali Dan Ismael Rédacteur en chef La douleur de l’oppression ambazonienne ne vient pas seulement de l’extérieur — elle est aussi infligée de l’intérieur. Alors que

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