Commentary

Maya Angelou taught the world why the caged bird sings. The responsibility of the next generation is more demanding. We must ask why the cage was permitted to exist at all—and ensure that freedom for southern Cameroons (Ambazonia), whatever constitutional form it ultimately takes, does not simply create a new cage for its women. By

A republic must know more than what it believes. It must know how it knows. That is the real relevance of Newton to Southern Cameroons. Not the year 2060. Not the apple. Not the prestige of an English genius. The enduring lesson is that knowledge requires a traceable path from claim to evidence, from evidence

They must ask the complete question: Who controls SNH, who audits that control, who receives the value, and can the public follow every barrel from the producing field to the public account? Until Cameroon answers these questions with evidence, the country may possess the crude while remaining uncertain about who truly commands its productive source.

Sixty-five days after the president’s departure, the Cameroonian public has still not received a comprehensive and authoritative explanation of his condition, his capacity to continue performing presidential duties or the constitutional arrangements under which executive authority is presently being exercised. That silence matters. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News YAOUNDÉ/GENEVA – 11 August 2026

Never build the republic around one man. Never allow foreign partners to value the ruler more than the institutions. Never exchange political dignity for somebody else’s definition of stability. And never permit bananas, oil, minerals, ports, or any other productive asset to become more valuable than the people whose land produced them. By Timothy Enongene,

China will pursue China. America will pursue America. Europe will pursue Europe. No serious Ambazonian should be offended by that. The responsibility of an Ambazonian government would be to pursue Ambazonia. Trade widely. Welcome investment. Purchase useful technology. Build relationships with competing powers. Take advantage of Chinese market access. Seek access to American markets. Participate

Cape Coast demonstrated that Britain can look backward at an acknowledged historical wrong. Southern Cameroons asks whether British institutions can look directly at an unresolved one. That is the harder test. And that is why the journey should not end with photographs, church services, official welcomes, and departure ceremonies. Canterbury has walked through the geography.

Britain could obtain its bananas. France could maintain its extensive commercial relationships. The Commonwealth could retain its member. La Francophonie could retain its member. The international system could preserve one sovereign interlocutor. And Yaoundé could retain the signature. No secret treaty was necessary for those interests to converge. The functional arrangement was enough. So yes,

Let the BBC report Southern Cameroons. Let France 24 report it. Let Al Jazeera report it. Let American media report it. But when they get something wrong, there should exist an Ambazonian institution credible enough to correct the record with evidence rather than outrage. That is sovereignty of mind. By Martin S. Mungwa Contributor The

For Southern Cameroons, the first debt Britain may owe is not financial. It may be the debt of historical honesty. Archbishop Sarah Mullally has now been to Cameroon. She has been to Buea. She has spoken of suffering, displacement and conflict. She has called for genuine and inclusive dialogue. By The Independentist News desk Archbishop