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Une image récente du ministre Paul Njukag Tassong illustre à merveille l’ironie de ce régime. Debout sur une route boueuse, parapluie à la main, il lisait une liste des « réalisations » de Biya — sous une pluie battante, tandis que le sol s’effondrait sous ses pieds. C’était une métaphore parfaite de quarante années de
Paul Tassong, standing on a muddy street, umbrella in hand, he reads out what appeares to be a litany of Biya’s “achievements” — while rain pours down and the road beneath him dissolves into muck. An accidental but perfect metaphor for forty years of rule: a state without reliable roads, drainage, or electricity, where even
Les images recyclées et les rumeurs suisses ne sont pas de simples anecdotes. Elles visent à fabriquer une fatalité : l’idée qu’aucun changement n’est possible. Par la Rédaction de The Independentist Depuis plus de quarante ans, Paul Biya dirige le Cameroun avec un mélange de silence, de spectacle et de manipulation. À l’approche des élections,
Paul Biya’s recycled images and recurring Switzerland rumors are not just about vanity — they are about power. They are designed to manufacture inevitability, to create the sense that no matter what happens, the old man in the suit will remain president. By The Independentist editorial Desk For more than 40 years, President Paul Biya
From Sisiku’s rendition, to Chris Anu’s collapse, to Marianta’s isolation, to Kometa’s disappearance, to Ayaba’s incarceration — every attempted decapitation has had an unintended consequence. By removing those most willing to compromise, most eager for money, or most easily deceived, the enemy has ironically purified the revolution. The Independentist Editorial Desk Destabilisation is not an
L’acte d’accusation de Chi, Langmi et Chenyi en 2022 n’avait rien à voir avec le terrorisme ou les armes. Il s’agissait de réduire au silence une diaspora qui dénonçait la tyrannie sanglante de Biya. Par Notre Correspondant à Washington – The Independentist Depuis près de trois ans, trois citoyens américains originaires du Cameroun méridional —
The UN appeals are late: Paul Biya—the 92-year-old ruler who has clung to power for more than four decades—has already prepared the script. By signing decrees that set parallel regional elections for November, he has sent a clear message: the October vote is not an open contest, but a ritual designed to legitimize his eighth
Paul Biya survives not by popular consent, but through the backing of France and its neo-colonial networks. French military, diplomatic, and financial support have ensured that no matter the ballot, Biya’s grip on power remains By The Independentists editorial desk. For months, various presidential aspirants in La République du Cameroun have paraded campaign promises. Many
Paul Biya has survived for over four decades not through statesmanship, but through instinct — the cold, reptilian instinct to adapt, shed skin, and wait motionlessly until the prey is within reach. By The Independentist editorial Desk On Friday, August 29, 2025, Cameroon’s Head of State, Paul Bathelemie Biya Mvondo, received outgoing French Ambassador Thierry
The toll on civilians is staggering. According to humanitarian organizations and satellite evidence, more than 700 villages have been burned, displacing over 1.5 million people. By The Independentist Editorial Desk In the 1950s, the Union des Populations du Cameroun (UPC), led by Ruben Um Nyobé, Félix-Roland Moumié, and Ernest Ouandié, demanded genuine independence from French
