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Joshua Osih jubilant over being shortlisted than genuine opposition solidarity. By The Independentist Editorial desk27 July 2025 In politics, moments of silence can speak louder than speeches—and timing can define a legacy. Unfortunately, Honourable Joshua Osih appears to have misread both. In the immediate aftermath of Professor Maurice Kamto’s exclusion from the 2025 presidential race—a
Ambassador Thierry Marchand the man known, to be pulling the strings By Ali Dan Ismael and Young Jean-Pierre | The Independentist As Cameroon prepares for its 2025 presidential elections, the political landscape has been jolted by the exclusion of opposition leader Professor Maurice Kamto, a decision that has raised eyebrows both domestically and internationally. While
Double statndards, the cry for statehood from one region inspire UN debates, while another—like Ambazonia—is met with silence? By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-Chief When French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France would officially recognise a Palestinian state, the international reaction was swift. Some praised the move as a bold step toward justice, while others, like
The ashes of SONARA abandoned for a new refinery in Kribi By Dr. Louis Egbe Mbua, Ph.D., Professor of Aeronautical Engineering& Dr. Martin Mungwa, Ph.D., F.ASCE, Utility Engineering Expert. Whether or not La République du Cameroun (LRC) rebuilds the SONARA refinery, the deeper truth is inescapable: SONARA was never created to serve the people of
Naming of tugboats; an act that reopens painful wounds and raises serious questions about the sincerity of LRC By Dr.Martin Mungwa The recent naming of tugboats after Dr. John Ngu Foncha and Dr EML Endeley, by Cameroon’s Minister of Transport may appear to some as a gesture of national unity and reconciliation. Yet for the
Paul Biya, the “Best Student” of a Colonial System that Does Not Change but Consumes By the Independentist Editorial desk Since Paul Biya assumed power in 1982, Cameroon has been ruled by a highly centralized political system anchored in the ideology of Communal Liberalism. While promoted as a form of participatory governance, many observers and
Bit by bit, the distinct Common Law system has been stripped away and replaced with Civil Law—a French-style system marked by centralization, codification, and bureaucratic control. By the editorial desk- The independentist On July 16, 2025, the government of Cameroon signed a decree extending Notaires—civil law notaries—into the territory of Former British Southern Cameroons. At
Millan Atam,the old story teller with a new story. By: The Editorial Desk – The IndependentistJuly 16, 2025 INTRODUCTION: ANOTHER DIVERSION OR A PATH TO LIBERATION? Once again, at a strategic moment in our liberation struggle, the ghosts of failed negotiations and fragmented loyalties rise from the ashes—this time in the form of the so-called
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
