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Zelensky was not invited to Washington as a partner, but summoned as a defendant. Macron, Scholz, Starmer, and Meloni rushed to flank him—not to save Ukraine, but to protect themselves and the order they serve. By The Independentist Editorial Desk On August 18, 2025, a tremor shook the global order. Inside the White House, President
Archbishop Nkea has consistently called for peace, arguing that dialogue is the only way forward. But his interventions are marked by silence on the killings, displacements, and burned villages that define the conflict. By Mankah Rosa Parks, The Independentist When the history of Cameroon’s Anglophone conflict is written, Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of Bamenda will
Prof, Maurice Kamto, and Seseku Ayuk Tabe, jailed in same environment, Was not by chance. Reports suggested that, Kamto would lead the post-Biya era, while Sisiku would help negotiate an end to the Ambazonian conflict By The Independentist – Political Analysis Desk In the years after the disputed 2018 presidential election, Professor Maurice Kamto rose
This image went public within hours, and so was the backlash. With over 203 reactions compiled from Catholics and non-Catholics alike, By George Lekelefac On August 13, 2025, seven Catholic bishops of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon filed into the Unity Palace in Etoudi. They stood shoulder-to-shoulder with senior government officials for a formal
At every electoral period, we see a familiar choreography of traditional rulers from the West, fons from the Northwest, imams, and Catholic bishops being invited to Etoudi palace. By Francis Awoh Preamble: The Pattern We Keep Seeing In 2004, weeks before the presidential elections, select traditional chiefs were summoned to Yaoundé for a “national unity
Since taking over the SDF leadership, Osih has overseen changes including a modification of the party logo By Timothy Enongene, Political Desk – BUEA – 12 August 2025. As Ambazonians observe from a distance the unfolding political drama in neighbouring La République du Cameroun (LRC) ahead of the 2025 presidential election, questions persist about how
À 7 doors, un centre de trafic de drogue dans old town Bamenda, un groupe de policiers à moto en patrouille ont tué l’un des leurs. Par Ali Dan Ismael – Rédacteur en chef, The Independentist Bamenda s’est réveillée, ce lundi 11 août 2025, au son des coups de feu à Old Town. Le soir
At 7 doors, a drug hub in old town Bamenda a group of motorcycle-riding policemen on patrol killed one of their own. By Ali Dan Ismael – Editor-in-Chief Bamenda woke up on Monday, August 11, 2025, to the sound of gunfire in Old Town. By evening, the story was everywhere — a policeman had shot
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama: Is his country’s economic role in the west African sub-region becoming a threat to the west? By AfrikanChild for the Independentist There is a quiet but growing storm over Ghana — a storm whose winds reach far beyond its borders.To some, the country is becoming the crucial link in a
French President Emmanuel Macron watches as the strongholds shift and still working hard to safeguard her interests. By The Independentist Editorial desk In both West and Central Africa, the political landscapes of nations once tied tightly to France are showing signs of change. From Buea to Abidjan, familiar patterns emerge — ageing incumbents extending their
