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Contracts, Collapse, and the Politics of Replacement: Patronage Over Accountability

Critics argue that contracts often flow to companies closely aligned with political power, creating a system where accountability disappears and reconstruction simply becomes another profitable contract. Among the prominent figures frequently cited in public discussions of regime-era contracting networks is Eric Njong, founder and managing director of Société BUNS, one of the country’s largest indigenous

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How Minister Pauline Nalova Lyonga Helped Turn Education Into a Weapon Against Ambazonians

As Rector of the University of Buea (2012–2017), Lyonga oversaw an institution that became the spark of the modern Ambazonian revolution. When students peacefully protested against : illegal university charges, rights violations, and opaque financial management, security forces were unleashed. By The Independentist Editorial Desk Professor Pauline Nalova Lyonga is celebrated in Yaoundé’s official press

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“A Regime That Kills Its Own — What Hope for Ambazonia?”

Ambazonia cannot negotiate its survival with those who trade human life like diplomatic currency.Freedom is not requested in petitions — it is asserted in destiny. Ekane’s final breath was stolen. But it is a reminder of why we fight — so that no Ambazonian will ever again depend on Yaoundé for the right to breathe.

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A Collapse Replayed: Mark Bareta’s failed Consortium Legacy Exposes His New ‘Unity Front’ Fraud- Part 1.

Mark Bareta’s new “Unity Front” is simply the collapse replayed — the same dysfunction that once destroyed the Consortium, dressed in a new robe. Ambazonia will not be dragged backward. The government is working. Diplomacy is gaining ground. The movement is rising. Bareta is repeating his past. Ambazonia is marching toward the dawn By The

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The Truth About the Unity Warriors: Exposing the Imposters and Restoring Clarity

Remain vigilant. Verify every message. Evaluate every actor. Stand with legitimate authority. The path to Buea depends on: discipline, clarity, unity, legitimacy. There is no liberation through deception. There is no freedom through lies. There is no victory through chaos. By the Ambazonia Self-Defense Command In recent days, a coordinated attempt has emerged to impersonate

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Media Smears and Manufactured Scandal: Vision 4’s Attack on Journalist J.P. Rémy Ngono Raises Press-Ethics Concerns

J.P. Rémy Ngono, a France-based sports journalist and commentator with Radio France Internationale (RFI), has been the target of sensational accusations broadcast by Vision 4 presenters Bruno Bidjang and Raul Christophe Bia. In a series of widely circulated programmes and tabloid-style reports, the channel levelled damaging personal allegations against the journalist. By The Independentist Political

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An Open Letter to Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. By Nchumbonga George Lekelefac.

AGGRESSIVE KNOCKDOWN VERSION. By The Independentist editorial desk A Church Bleeding While Its Shepherds Choose Convenience Your Excellency,This letter is written because our people are bleeding while those charged to defend them have chosen ceremony over conscience, diplomacy over truth, and political proximity over pastoral responsibility. For nine years, the people of the Ecclesiastical Province

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The Lumumbah That Betrayed His Name

Patrice Mboh Lumumbah’s name may glitter today in the headlines of Yaoundé’s state press, but tomorrow it will hang as a warning on the walls of history: This is what becomes of the educated who choose comfort over courage, obedience over competence, and applause over truth. By The Independentist Political DeskNovember 10, 2025 There was

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Ali Dan Ismael The Independentist’s editor in chief, just back from special assignment in Yaounde, Xrays Cameroons media landscape

Licensing restrictions, selective advertising, and politically motivated prosecutions have turned the press into an echo chamber. The late Samuel Wazizi, tortured to death in military custody, remains a symbol of what happens when truth confronts tyranny. By Ali Dan Ismael — just back from Yaoundé, Cameroun Journalism: A Profession for Beggars in La République du

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Project C — The Last Mask of the Union falling: How Yaoundé’s Anglophone Allies Rebrand Colonial Control

To Eric Chinje, Arrey Obenson, and all who now seek to rewrite their role in this tragedy: You cannot cleanse betrayal with eloquence. You cannot redeem complicity by inventing a “Project C.” Truth is not found in conferences but in confession. By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist The Veil Behind “Concern” A new chorus

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