For Ambazonians, Macron’s words are not a promise—they are a reminder that the struggle for dignity, recognition, and freedom remains unfinished, and must be carried forward without illusion.
By An Ambazonian Patriot for The Independentistnews
When Emmanuel Macron warns that the United States and China are engaging in “new colonialism,” Africans should pause—not in agreement, but in recognition of irony.
France, of all nations, cannot credibly lecture the world on colonial morality while continuing to benefit from unfinished colonial arrangements in Africa. Nowhere is this contradiction clearer than in the case of Ambazonia.
Macron’s rhetoric paints France as a victim of external “imperialisms,” yet France remains an active political and military backer of a post-colonial order that denies Ambazonians their right to self-determination. While Paris speaks eloquently about rejecting “neo-colonial aggressiveness,” it continues to shield and sustain the very structures born of colonial coercion—structures imposed without the consent of the people most affected.
Ambazonia is not a product of “new imperialism.” It is the unresolved consequence of old imperialism—of a decolonization process interrupted, manipulated, and ultimately absorbed into a unitary state never freely chosen by its people. France’s persistent silence, and at times complicity, in this injustice stands in stark contrast to its lofty denunciations of colonialism elsewhere.
If France truly rejects colonialism, then its responsibility is not to posture against Washington or Beijing, but to confront its own historical footprint. That means supporting genuine dialogue, international mediation, and a lawful resolution to the Ambazonian question—rather than propping up denial and repression in Yaoundé.
Colonialism does not become virtuous by changing its accent or its allies. And it does not disappear simply because it is renamed. For Ambazonians, Macron’s words are not a promise—they are a reminder that the struggle for dignity, recognition, and freedom remains unfinished, and must be carried forward without illusion.
An Ambazonian Patriot
