The idea of “reunification” remains one of Africa’s most persistent myths. Before colonization, the two territories were governed separately — one under Britain, the other under France. You cannot re-unite what was never united.
By The independentist Editorial Desk
Let’s be honest — some arguments collapse under their own weight. When people say “Ambazonia is trying to leave Cameroon,” they reveal how little they know of history. Ambazonia isn’t “leaving” Cameroon; it was never legally part of it.
In 1961, the United Nations organized a plebiscite to decide whether British Southern Cameroons would associate with Nigeria or La République du Cameroun. The intent was partnership — two states, equal in dignity and rights — not subservience. Yet the so-called “union” that followed was never signed into law. No treaty of union exists. The arrangement was, in truth, a handshake without a contract. When President Ahmadou Ahidjo later dissolved the federation, he didn’t unify the states — he annexed one.
The idea of “reunification” remains one of Africa’s most persistent myths. Before colonization, the two territories were governed separately — one under Britain, the other under France. You cannot re-unite what was never united. The United Nations required a Treaty of Union before independence could take effect. That document was never produced. What followed was not a wedding; it was an abduction.
The historical distortion deepens when the UPC is dragged into the Ambazonian story. The Union des Populations du Cameroun fought the French for liberation in their territory. Meanwhile, Southern Cameroons was already self-governing, with its own parliament, prime minister, and common-law system. Two different paths, two different destinies.
Some argue that “Ambazonia isn’t united.” That’s lazy talk. Freedom is not the absence of disagreement; it is the ability to disagree within shared purpose. The American colonies debated fiercely — yet they forged a republic. Ambazonia’s unifying thread is clear: English Common Law, British educational values, and a collective pursuit of liberty.
Those who promote “federalism” as a cure offer expired medicine. We tried it; it was buried without consent. The fraudulent 1972 referendum marked its grave. What the Ambazonian people seek now is not repair but restoration.
The much-publicized Refoundation Project sounds noble, but you can’t rebuild a house on stolen land. Reconciliation begins with truth. Just as France could not seek peace with Algeria without acknowledging colonization, Cameroon cannot rebuild on denial. The first step to national healing is admitting that Southern Cameroons was swallowed whole.
Ambazonia’s struggle predates Cameroon’s political chaos. It began in 2016, when lawyers and teachers peacefully demanded justice and were met with bullets. Cameroon’s awakening came because Ambazonia refused to sleep.
Sovereignty will never gain universal acceptance, but majorities move history. Dictatorships can delay freedom, not destroy it. Once a people awaken, they never return to chains.
Federalists and unionists still clinging to Yaoundé’s decaying order have no effective diplomatic or media platform to educate or mobilize. Their strategy depends on the same machinery of coercion that created the problem. Force can silence; it can never persuade.
Let’s also be clear: leadership in this struggle cannot come from minds still trained in Napoleonic logic — minds that equate authority with control and dissent with disobedience. The Ambazonian revolution is built on moral intelligence, not military instinct. It draws strength from scholars, engineers, philosophers, and reformers who think independently and act conscientiously.
Writers such as Patrice Nganang misread the moment when they confuse shared pain with shared destiny. Pain may coexist, but conscience divides right from wrong. You cannot heal a colonial wound by pretending the knife was never there.
There was never a legal act of union. The 1972 referendum violated international law and the UN Charter. Southern Cameroons remains a separate entity under international jurisprudence. These are not opinions but documented facts.
So, let’s stop calling occupation “unity.” Let’s stop labeling justice “rebellion.” And let’s stop mistaking noise for truth.
Ambazonia’s struggle is not born of hatred but of healing.It is not about separation but restoration.
Not about politics but principle.
We seek no permission from Yaoundé or Paris to reclaim what was stolen.Freedom is not granted; it is asserted.
Ambazonia’s cause stands on law, history, and conscience. And because history has no reverse gear — Ambazonia will prevail.
The independentist Editorial Desk
