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Rethinking Aid and Recognition: What Africa—and Ambazonia—Tell Us About U.S. Foreign Policy Today

Former US under secretary of state for African affairs Tibor Nagy says “Africa is not the future. Africa is the present.” By The Editorial Desk – The Independentist In a lecture delivered at Texas State University in early 2023, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy, offered a powerful

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Analysis of “Power Play in Yaoundé: Shadow Strings, French Influence, and the Sacrifice of Democracy” By Sigmond Fraser

Paul Biya, under Siege by the Bulu-Beti oligarchy. Maurice Kamto, symbolically potent but ultimately toothless. By Editorial desk- The Independentist Sigmond Fraser’s article delivers a bold and incisive critique of the current political landscape in Cameroon, exposing layers of power manipulation, foreign interference, elite dominance, and popular suppression ahead of the October 12th, 2025 presidential

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“Joshua Osih’s Joyful Misstep: When Personal Ambition Trumps Democratic Solidarity”

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

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Proxy Rule in Yaoundé: How France Shaped Cameroon’s 2025 Election and the War in Ambazonia

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

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Recognition and Double Standards: What Palestine and Ambazonia Reveal About Western Diplomacy

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

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The End of SONARA and the Dawn of Strategic Realignment in Southern Cameroons

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

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Naming of Tugboats, Wounds in History: Why Ambazonia Rejects Symbolic Reconciliation Without Justice”

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

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The Price of Dissent: A Reflection on Ambazonian Resistance Under Biya’s Cameroon

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

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“The Decree Is Not the Problem—The System Is”An Educational Commentary on the 2025 Notary Crisis in Former British Southern Cameroons

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

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ANALYSIS AND WARNING TO THE AMBAZONIAN PEOPLE: The Mirage of the “Southern Cameroons Alliance” and the Return of the Old Deception

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

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