Editorial commentary

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

The old imperial architecture is no longer as stable as it once appeared. And as global power structures evolve, the unresolved question of Southern Cameroons may increasingly re-emerge not merely as a forgotten colonial dispute, but as one of the unfinished constitutional crises inherited from the collapse of empire itself. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The

The realities of 2026 are not the realities of 1993. The war changed the emotional architecture of the conflict. History has already buried political formulas that failed to protect the people they claimed to govern. And the tragedy for Cameroon is that many still believe time can reverse what blood has already rewritten. By Ali

The future of the region will not be determined only by military outcomes, political speeches, or emotional accusations. It will also depend on whether all sides — including state officials, separatist actors, intellectuals, community leaders, and citizens — are willing to confront painful truths honestly while resisting the temptation to dehumanize one another. By Ali

The central doctrine of the future republic should therefore remain simple: Build the mind, and the nation will follow. Because ultimately, roads are designed by minds, institutions are governed by minds, economies are built by minds, and civilizations rise or collapse according to the quality of the people they produce. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The

If approached with wisdom and maturity, the Ambazonian question could ultimately contribute to a broader African political awakening — one that strengthens rather than weakens the continent. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist news Beyond the False Choice Between Africa and Ambazonia For many years, the conversation surrounding Ambazonia has often been framed as though

The Ambazonian conflict has evolved far beyond the framework through which many still attempt to interpret it. Until that reality is honestly confronted, the cycle of misunderstanding will continue — and with it, the instability consuming both Ambazonia and Cameroon itself. History has entered a new phase. And no amount of outdated terminology can reverse

The giants are falling. The political forest in Yaoundé is changing The Falling Baobabs: Nature’s Coup and the Succession Shadow-Play in Yaoundé the eyes of the nation and the world. Figures once considered permanent are disappearing with startling speed, while new succession mechanisms rise in their place. By Kemita Ashu The Independentist News contributor Yaoundé

The situation in the Southern Cameroons is no longer a question of short-term disturbance or isolated instability. It reflects a deeper and more complex reality rooted in unresolved political and historical foundations. The question now is not whether the conflict exists. By Ali Dan IsmaelEditor-in-Chief, The Independentist News2 May 2026 There comes a moment in