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President Trump (seated) surrounded by African Heads of State (standing) July 10, 2025Author: Ali Dan Ismael for the Editorial Desk The recent meeting between five African heads of state and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House has reignited debate over Africa’s posture on the global stage. A photo from the meeting—where the African
Barrister Felix Agbor Balla, the legal mind that bequeaths Justice to the dogs. By The Independentist editor in chief Ali Dan Ismael. Barrister Felix Agbor Balla’s recent remarks urging Anglophone politicians to “put the people first or step aside” ahead of the 2025 elections represent a well-intentioned but fundamentally flawed understanding of the Southern Cameroons
The Honourable Shirley Botchwey, Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations By Jennifer McChristonInternational Legal Analyst and Fellow of the Centre for Post-Colonial Justice London- July 2025. In February 1961, the people of British Southern Cameroons cast their votes in a United Nations-organized plebiscite that would change the course of their history—but not in the
Par Ali Dan Ismael, Rédacteur en chef Un complot diplomatique top secret se trame à YaoundéYaoundé, 7 juillet 2025 — Des renseignements recueillis auprès de sources diplomatiques révèlent qu’une réunion de haut niveau à huis clos s’est récemment tenue à l’ambassade de France à Yaoundé, présidée, selon les informations, par l’ambassadeur par intérim de France
Investigative Brief | The IndependentistBy Ali Dan Ismael, Senior Editor Top-Secret Diplomatic Plot Unfolds in YaoundéYaoundé, 7 July 2025 — Intelligence gathered from diplomatic sources has revealed that a high-level closed-door meeting has recently taken place at the French Embassy in Yaoundé, reportedly chaired by France’s acting ambassador to Cameroon. According to sources familiar with
Analyse | The IndependentistPar Ali Dan Ismael Dans la longue et complexe histoire des relations politiques franco-africaines, rares sont les tactiques qui se sont révélées aussi durables—et aussi stratégiquement trompeuses—que celle de la duplicité. En Ambazonie, cette méthode se traduit par l’installation de figures apparemment représentatives dont la véritable fonction est de calmer les observateurs
By Ali Dan Ismael editor in chief In the long and complex history of Franco-African political relations, few tactics have proven more enduring—or more strategically deceptive—than the use of duplicity. In Ambazonia, this method has taken the form of installing seemingly representative figures whose real function is to pacify international observers while undermining genuine popular
LES COMORES UN ARCHIPEL ENCHAÎNÉ Par Julien Poccachard | Correspondance spéciale aux Comores L’HISTOIRE DES COMORESLes Comores, un groupe d’îles volcaniques niché entre Madagascar et le Mozambique, sont souvent appelées « les îles aux parfums » en raison de l’exportation d’ylang-ylang et d’épices. Mais depuis leur indépendance supposée, ce qui s’en dégage le plus est
Dr.Martin Luther king Jr. the forgotten prophet. By Ali Dan Ismael, London Editor-in-Chief. July 4, 2025. America celebrates 249 years of independence—a nation forged in rebellion, matured through contradiction, and once revered as a beacon of hope for immigrants, dreamers, and the oppressed. Fireworks will explode across city skies. Patriotic speeches will echo from podiums.
