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The SDF’s failure to secure federalism proves a point. The 1993 Bamenda All Anglophone Conference demanded it. The 1994 Buea Conference reaffirmed it. The 1996 Constitution ignored it. Federalism is a no go area in LRC. By The Independentist editorial desk The Social Democratic Front (SDF), born in Bamenda in 1990, was once a force
The warning signs are everywhere. As the cost of living soars, governance collapses, and corruption deepens, the restlessness of the people grows louder and more dangerous. The next election is shaping up not as a routine ritual of deception, but as a reckoning. By Don Chaka As Cameroon lurches toward another election cycle, the air
In today’s Cameroon, the living leader is absent, the absent leader is everywhere, and the portrait of the absent leader rules more firmly than the man himself ever did. By Wepngong Moses The presidency has become a shrine. No longer do citizens make pilgrimages to Jerusalem or Mecca; in Cameroon, the sacred destination is Etoudi.
Ayaba Cho, Boh Herbert, Christopher Fobeneh Anu, John Mbah Akuroh, Ebenezer Akwanga, and Sisiku Ayuk Tabe: history will judge you not by how loudly you spoke or how many followed your camp, but by whether you placed the struggle above yourself. By Timothy Enongene, in Tombel, Kupe Muanenguba The history of liberation struggles teaches us
Despite Endeley’s stature, the ballot box determined the outcome, and power was transferred peacefully to Foncha in Buea. That moment showed that genuine democracy was possible in Africa. By Dr. Louis Mbua The Current Paradox-The political paradox in La République du Cameroun (LRC) is glaring: why hold elections with Monsieur Paul Biya, a man approaching
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
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
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
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
Agbor Balla: A Wanderer in Search of Relevance
Agbor Balla the lost coin: A leader who compromises his people’s cause for personal ambition, gains neither trust from the regime he courts nor respect from the people he abandons. By The Independentist Editorial Desk Agbor Balla’s political journey has been marked by inconsistency and contradiction. Once a leading voice during the days of the