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Issa Tchiroma Bakari moves from fiction to reality By Colbert Gwain — @The Muteff Factor (formerly The Colbert Factor) When Muteff village, in the Fundong Municipality of Cameroon’s North-West Province, was pressing for greater autonomy in the 1980s, one infamously noisy man, Yindo Tanghe, became its most vocal opponent. Each morning he walked to mainland
Barrister Felix Agbor Balla By Joseph FritzMcBobeSpecial to The Independentist Last week, Barrister Felix Agbor Balla posted a rallying call on his Facebook page and in a widely shared ABS video: “It is not about registering on the electoral roll…but registering and voting!” His message, filmed at the University of Buea, reached far beyond the campus gates,
Prof. VICTOR Julius Ngoh By Mankah Rosa Parks, Senior Investigative Correspondent There are few things more disheartening in the life of a nation than the betrayal of its truth-tellers. And yet, in the case of Professor Victor Julius Ngoh, what should have been a legacy of scholarly integrity has become a cautionary tale of moral
Paul Biya: From French Mole to Africa’s Oldest Dictator, and France’s Choice for Cameroun’s 2025 Presidential Elections.
Paul Biya humbly shakes hands with his boss By Mankah Rosa Parks, Senior Investigative Correspondent. The Making of a Tyrant: From Clerk to Commander. Paul Barthélemy Biya’a bi Mvondo was not born into the rough-and-tumble world of grassroots Cameroonian politics. His rise to power wasn’t the story of a national hero, a freedom fighter, or