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After the plebiscite of February 1961 and the UN vote for Southern Cameroons independence, the United Nations recommended a tripartite conference to determine the terms of association between the British Southern Cameroons and the Republic of Cameroun. By Celeste Maddox Yesterday, one of us reacted to a post that asked: “What happened to the first
Les paroles d’Ahidjo n’étaient pas de simples slogans politiques. Elles furent prononcées à maintes reprises devant les Nations Unies, consignées dans les archives officielles, et servirent de base à la décision d’un peuple sur son avenir. En droit international, de telles assurances portent un poids moral et politique. Par la Rédaction de The Independentist À
Ahidjo’s words were not empty campaign slogans. They were repeated before the United Nations, captured in official records, and relied upon by a people making the most important decision of their history. In international law, such assurances carry moral and political weight. By The Independentist Editorial Desk In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the
Le général Charles de Gaulle, architecte de la Ve République française, fut également l’architecte de la nouvelle politique africaine de la France. Il comprit que la domination coloniale directe était devenue intenable face aux vagues de décolonisation et à la montée des mouvements nationalistes. Par la Rédaction de The Independentist Introduction L’héritage du colonialisme français
Ambazonia, was not meant to be part of this system. As a British-administered UN trust territory, its people were entitled to independence in 1961 under United Nations Resolution 1608. By The Independentist Editorial Desk Introduction The legacy of French colonialism in Africa cannot be understood merely in terms of the past. Through the Accords de
Le Cameroun méridional et la LRC sont tous deux arrivés à Foumban comme égaux : deux peuples, deux gouvernements, deux territoires. Il n’a jamais appartenu à la LRC de décider qui représentait le Cameroun méridional. Par le desk éditoriale The Independentist À tous ceux qui mendient encore pour appartenir à la République du Cameroun.Soyons clairs
Both Southern Cameroons and LRC came to Foumban as equals: two peoples, two governments, two territories. It was never for LRC to decide who represented Southern Cameroons. The independentist editorial desk For all of you begging to belong with la République du Cameroun.Let us be clear: the war is in its 8th year, not the
The indictment of Chi, Langmi, and Chenyi in late 2022 was not about terrorism or weapons. It was about silencing diaspora voices who dared expose Biya’s blood-soaked tyranny. The DOJ’s National Security Division made sure of that. By Our Washington Correspondent – The Independentist For nearly three years, three U.S. citizens of Southern Cameroons origin—Claude
On September 1, 1961, the draft of this Constitution was completed. One month later, on October 1, 1961, it came into effect, giving birth to the Federal Republic of Cameroon with a green red and yellow flag with two stars representing the two states. By The independentist editorial desk The story of Ambazonia’s struggle does
La République du cameroun and France, had no intention of respecting international law. They walked out of the UN process, abandoned the negotiations, and unilaterally drafted their own constitution. By The Independentist editorial desk Fellow Ambazonians, On this day in history — September 1st, 1961 — La République du Cameroun secretly enacted what it shamelessly
