Editorial commentary

The Commonwealth will not save Ambazonia by sentiment. If it is to become useful, Ambazonians must make the case impossible to ignore. A people abandoned by history must become too organized to be overlooked. By The Independentist News editorial desk A Values-Based Institution or a Club of Convenience? The Commonwealth presents itself as a family

The future of Ambazonia will not be determined solely by events within our homeland. It will also be influenced by the broader transformations reshaping Africa and the international system. Macron’s visit to Ghana is one small piece of that larger story. By Ali Dan Ismael Editor-in-Chief The Independentist News French President Emmanuel Macron’s projected visit

Genuine fulfillment emerges through meaningful relationships, service to others, and a sense of belonging to something greater than oneself. A society that loses sight of these truths may continue to accumulate wealth and technological sophistication, yet still experience growing loneliness, anxiety, alienation, and moral uncertainty. By Ali Dan Ismael Editor-in-Chief The Independentist News The African

The discipline to remain focused when others become distracted. And the understanding that some political struggles are not measured by the events of a single year, a single election, or a single generation. From the Eastern House in Enugu to the Parliament in Buea. From the CDC plantations to the communities they helped build. By

The state wants the optics of unity without addressing the fracture beneath it. It wants emotional symbolism without political accountability. It wants the image of reconciliation without the difficult concessions reconciliation demands. And perhaps that is why the doves stayed behind. Because even they understood that peace cannot fly where truth is still grounded. By

History is often unforgiving toward political actors who continuously reposition themselves without a stable moral or ideological anchor. In times of national suffering, people may forgive mistakes. They rarely forgive perceived betrayal. By Uchiba Nelson The Independentist News contributor The Burden of a Fractured Revolution In every liberation struggle, there are moments when history separates

The slogan “one and indivisible” may function effectively as political rhetoric, but history is rarely so simple. The territory once known as German Kamerun disappeared legally over a century ago. What followed were decades of separate international administration under different colonial powers and distinct legal systems. By Timothy Enongene, Associate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News YAOUNDÉ

Before asking wounded communities to embrace “love,” responsible civil society must first defend their right to grieve, dissent, protest, and refuse symbolic participation in systems they no longer trust. Because genuine reconciliation is not built by silencing protest. It is built by understanding why the protest exists in the first place. By Ali Dan Ismael,

A wise nation does not demand that people forget who they are. A wise nation creates conditions where different identities can coexist without domination, humiliation, fear, or forced assimilation. By Timothy EnongeneGuest Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News BUEA – May 17, 2026 – There are moments in history when propaganda becomes so desperate, so detached from

Sustainable national cohesion emerges not from perpetual sweeps and saturation policing, but from legitimacy, accountability, dialogue, and public trust. Until those foundations are rebuilt, the opération coup de poing will continue to symbolize not merely the power of the state — but the depth of its anxiety. By Timothy EnongeneGuest Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News YAOUNDÉ