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LESSONS FROM BETRAYAL: Why Ambazonia Must Choose Builders

October 1st, 2017, the Restoration of Ambazonia was declared—restoring a people, a territory, a government, and above all, a dream. By Uchiba Nelson, Independentist Contributor It is often said that Rome was not built in a day. A nation is more than its government and physical structures; it is also the psychological and moral strength

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L’expérience Coloniale: Les Chaînes de la France, le Souffle de la Grande-Bretagne

Si l’Inde a pu secouer la Couronne, si le Ghana a pu briser les chaînes de la Côte-de-l’Or, si le Botswana a pu s’élever de la pauvreté du protectorat vers la stabilité, alors l’Ambazonie peut elle aussi reconquérir sa liberté. Par la Rédaction de l’Independentist Le Partage Colonial L’histoire nous enseigne une vérité douloureuse :

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Colonial experience:Chains of France, Breath of Britain

If India could shake off the Crown, if Ghana could break the Gold Coast chains, if Botswana could rise from protectorate poverty into stability, then Ambazonia, too, can reclaim her freedom. By The Independentist Editorial Desk The Colonial Divide History shows us a painful truth: both Britain and France brutalized their colonies. Both whipped, imprisoned,

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Cameroon Sought Annexation of Ambazonia, Not a Union, Much Less a Federation

The trajectory from 1961 through 1972 illustrates that the overriding policy of La République du Cameroun, whether under Ahmadou Ahidjo or later Paul Barthélemy Biya’a Bi Mvondo, was less about partnership and more about absorption of Southern Cameroons By Timothy Enongene Tombel, It is important to reemphasise these facts as Cameroon prepares for another presidential

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Betrayal, Collapse, and the Rise of Dr. Sako

Ambazonia has learned the hard truth: freedom cannot be entrusted to men who hunger for titles, for money, or for approval from the coloniser. By The Independentist Editorial Desk The Ambazonian revolution has survived bullets, massacres, and scorched earth. But its greatest threat has never been the enemy’s army—it has been betrayal from within. From

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A War of Liberation Cannot Be Reduced to Propaganda and Self-Promotion

Ayaba Cho Lucas, attempted to monopolize the diplomatic space, and the result has not been recognition but ridicule. By the Editorial Desk – The Independentist In every genuine war of liberation, multiple fronts operate in harmony: diplomacy, defense, media, and governance. Each plays a crucial role, but none can substitute for the legitimacy and discipline

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Interpreter of a Nation’s Destiny: Dr. Sako’s Unyielding Stand

Dr. Samuel ikome Sako, framed the struggle within the historical truth of UN Resolution 1608, the botched plebiscite process of 1961, and Britain’s betrayal of Southern Cameroons By The Independentist Editorial Desk History often dictates the boundaries within which leaders must operate. For Ambazonia, the boundaries are clear: unfinished decolonization, annexation disguised as unity, systemic

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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

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Federalism or Independence? The SDF’s Dead End and the Ambazonian Question

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

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Cameroon’s Tipping Point: When the Power of the People Shall Triumph over the Power of the People in Power

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

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