Editorial commentary

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 And no amount of outdated terminology can reverse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

Movements that seek to restore political identity and nationhood are rarely linear. They are often slow, contested, and uneven. But history shows that where a foundational question remains unresolved, time does not erase it—it sharpens it. The men and women of 1993 asked for restoration. The present generation is asking for resolution. By Ali Dan

If there is to be a genuine path to resolution, it must move beyond the repetition of forms that have already failed and toward a structure capable of producing outcomes that are not merely discussed, but defined, guaranteed, and implemented. Anything less, however well presented, remains what it has always been: dialogue without consequence By

The Pulpit or the Palace: Rome Has Drawn the Line This is no longer a moment for careful positioning. It is a moment of alignment. Not in statements.Not in ceremonies. But in visible, unmistakable posture. The people of Ambazonia are watching. Not for words. But for where the Church stands when it matters most. By

The challenge, then, is not merely to aspire, but to build. Not merely to remember, but to implement. History will not ultimately judge whether the vision was articulated. It will judge whether it was realized. By The Independentistnews Editorial desk13 April 2026 More than half a century ago, Bernard Fonlon warned of a future in

The question has remained open for six decades. It cannot remain open any longer. We have seen the consequences of hesitation. We have lived the cost of delay. We have witnessed the erosion he described. Now, the answer must be given—not in words, but in direction. We will not be absorbed. We will not be

The more the state insists on a mythical continuity, the more it reveals its own fragility. The more it suppresses historical clarity, the more that clarity re-emerges. This is no longer a matter of interpretation. It is a matter of record. And when the distortions are stripped away, one conclusion remains unavoidable: there was never

If the issue is framed as an “Anglophone problem,” the solution will always be limited to reforms within the existing state. But if it is understood as a question of territorial sovereignty, then the conversation shifts entirely—to restoration, legality, and historical accountability. By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-Chief The Independentistnews To understand the crisis surrounding the