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From his youth, Steve Neba Fuh has been a leader of action and principle. At just 17, he was already mobilising students and leading community initiatives. His political consciousness matured at the University of Buea and later in the diaspora, where he emerged as a unifying and strategic force for Ambazonian communities abroad. By the
Mark Niboh began his professional journey in the early 1960s at Radio Cameroon Buea, a time when radio was the primary medium shaping public discourse in the newly independent Cameroon. By The Independentist archives In the annals of Cameroonian media history, few names evoke as much reverence and nostalgia as Mark Niboh. A pioneering voice
Dr. Gumne emerged as a leading figure in the Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC), founded in 1994. As chairman, he consistently championed peaceful advocacy, international diplomacy, and legal action. He believed Ambazonia’s struggle should be anchored in international law, not just politics. By The Independentist editorial desk Early Life and Education Dr. Kevin Ngwang Gumne
Bate Besong: His pen was a weapon of defiance against dictatorship and corruption. In 1992, after his play Beasts of No Nation was staged, he was kidnapped and tortured by state security agents. By The Independentist editorial Desk Bate Besong, born in 1954, remains one of the most powerful voices of Ambazonia’s modern history. Playwright,
In 1951, Endeley entered politics as a member of the Eastern Nigerian House of Assembly in Enugu. A year later, he was appointed to the Council of Ministers, first as a minister without portfolio, then as Minister of Labour (1953–1954). The Independentist editorial Desk Endeley studied at Government College, Umuahia, Nigeria. Though he first intended
Justice Ebong Frederick Alobwede entered history by proclaiming the Restoration of the Independence of Southern Cameroons. By Uchiba Nelson Early Life and Background Justice Ebong Frederick Alobwede was born in Southern Cameroons during the era of British Trusteeship. From an early age, he developed a keen sense of justice and patriotism, shaped by the political
Augustine Ngom Jua, became Prime Minister of West Cameroon in 1965, when John Ngu Foncha moved to the Federal level as Vice President. By Joseph Kfusalu Bochong — The Independentist In the annals of Ambazonian history, few names command as much respect as Augustine Ngom Jua. Born in 1915 in Njinikom, Boyo Division, Jua embodied
Mola Njoh Litumbe bore witness to the betrayal of the 1961 UN decolonisation process, where instead of independence, Southern Cameroons was coerced into a fraudulent “federation” with La République du Cameroun. By The Independentist Editorial Desk Mola Njoh Litumbe’s life is a story of brilliance, integrity, and unyielding resistance. A proud son of the Bakweri
Abendong Zacharia Akonung secretary to John Ngu Foncha, known to have written In 1962, to the Colonial Inspector of Administration, demanding the withdrawal of gendarmes from West Cameroon. By The Independentist editorial Desk Few names from the early years of Southern Cameroons politics shine as brightly as that of Mr. Abendong Zacharia Akonung. Though his
Prof. Gregory Eno Tanyi became the founding Head of the Department of Mathematics at the newly created Federal University of Yaoundé. By Martin Mungwa, PhD, MBA, PE, F.ASCE, Formerly Head of Department of Civil Engineering, École Polytechnique Yaoundé, Cameroun Early Life and Education Prof. Gregory Eno Tanyi, a proud son of Manyu County and a
