Science & Development

Science & Development

Cassava, Diabetes, and Viral Health Claims: What the Science Actually Says

Cassava is an important food crop and a legitimate subject of nutritional and biochemical research. However, there is currently no scientifically validated cassava-based cure or reversal therapy for Type 2 diabetes. By The Independentistnews Health Desk In recent months, social media posts have circulated claims that a cassava-derived compound from Ghana can reverse Type 2

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A Cure at Last: What the Sickle Cell Breakthrough Means for Our People

Using advanced gene therapy, doctors take the patient’s own blood-forming cells and correct the faulty instruction that causes sickling. The repaired cells are returned to the body, where they begin producing healthy blood. Once this happens, the painful crises stop. Transfusions are no longer needed. Life resumes. By the Independentist Scientific Desk For generations, sickle

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Science & Development Technology

From Dependency to Technical Sovereignty: Rebuilding Ambazonia through Skills, Engineering, and Human Capital

True sovereignty is not declared. It is operated. Ambazonia’s reconstruction must therefore begin where real independence begins: with the capacity to build, run, and sustain its own future. By The Independentistnews Economic Desk Executive Summary The recruitment of thousands of foreign technicians to operate Africa’s largest industrial projects has exposed a structural weakness across the

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Building the Future: Why Ambazonia Is Choosing the International Building Code (IBC)

One delegate summarized it best: “Ambazonia is not copying others — we are catching up with the world on our own terms.” By Dr. Martin Mungwa, PhD, MBA, PE, PMP, F.ASCECivil Engineering Expert & Policy Advisor to the Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia A New Nation Must Build Right Every nation is built

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Stem Cells and the End of Diabetes? China’s Bold Leap Could Change Everything

This breakthrough matters because they cross a threshold: proof in humans that diabetes—both type 1 and type 2—can, in principle, be reversed. By Dr. Ibrahim Lusang, Health Specialist In a small clinical ward in China, history may have quietly shifted. Two patients—one a young woman living with type 1 diabetes since childhood, the other a

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Power from Pee: African Girls Invent Generator That Runs on Urine—and Spark Global Interest

Teenage girls, Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele Abiola, Faleke Oluwatoyin, and Bello Eniola turn waste to wonder. By Dr Martin Mungwa, PhD, F. ASCE A group of four Nigerian schoolgirls have made headlines by turning an everyday waste product into something powerful: electricity. At the Maker Faire Africa science event in Lagos, teenagers Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele Abiola,

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Natural disasters Science & Development

Mild Earthquake in New Jersey Reminds Us to Stay Prepared: What It Means for Ambazonia and Why Building Standards Matter.

Light earthquake with a strength of 3.0 hit Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey. By Martin Mungwa, Ph.D., PE, F.ASCEUS Licensed Professional Engineer | Utility Engineering Expert On Saturday, August 2, 2025, a light earthquake with a strength of 3.0 hit Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey, around 10:15 p.m., according to the

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