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Camerounian Journalist /Political activist BORIS BERTOLT writes to Ambazonian freedom fighters.

Boris Bertolt recognises the legitimacy in the Ambazonian fight for freedom. OPEN LETTER TO AMBAZONIAN FIGHTERS IN THE NORTH-WEST AND SOUTH-WEST: DON’T LET PAUL BIYA STEAL EVEN YOUR PAIN By BORIS BERTOLT Brothers, Fighters, It’s to you that we speak today. To those who have taken up arms in the North-West and South-West regions, out

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Letters to the Editor

A fervent reader of the Independentist writes to shares her position on the betrayal of Ambazonian Traditional Institutions.

The paramount Fon of the kingdom of Nso here attending a political meeting in Yaounde. Mrs Josephine P. Of Bamenda, Ambazonia, writes Letter to the EditorTitle: A Crown for Every Guest? The Quiet Humiliation of Ambazonian Tradition Sir, There was a time when our palaces stood as citadels of dignity, spiritual authority, and ancestral pride.

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Opinion

The Case Against Dion Ngute: A Symbol of Assimilation, Not Salvation

Colonial Prime Minister Dion Ngute (middle) Bowing to Paul Biya Opinion: In recent months, certain voices within federalist and “One Cameroon” circles have quietly floated the idea that Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute could offer a path toward resolving the Ambazonian conflict. They claim that, as an Anglophone and native of Southern Cameroons, his rise

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Opinion

From Guardians of Dignity to Puppets of the Prefects — How La République du Cameroun Has Downgraded Ambazonian Traditional Institutions

Archive Photos: The Paramount Fon of Nso Kingdom receives President Ahmadou Ahidjo at his Palace in 1971 Editorial opinion The independentist. There was a time, not long ago, when the thrones of Ambazonia commanded reverence — not because they wielded guns or political power, but because they embodied the spirit of a people and the

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Letters to the Editor

A reader of the Independentist reacts to our report on, “The forgotten spitfire a gift from the southern cameroons, a debt unacknowledged”

Colonial Archives: Artist Impression of West African Regiment in WWII Mr. SuhNibah Simon writes. Letter to the EditorRe: “The Forgotten Spitfire: A Gift from Southern Cameroons, a Debt Unacknowledged” “Good write-up, but it forgot to mention the participation of Southern Cameroonians under the Union Jack during the Second World War. Our night watch in Sacred

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Letters to the Editor

legal mind raises objections to the use of the Name “Ambazonia” for the territory of the British southern Cameroons

The territory of Ambazonia is well known within diplomatic circles. Editorial Rebuttal to Justice Mbuh: Defending the Name “Ambazonia” and the Right to TruthFrom the Editorial Desk of The Independentist8 July 2025 What is Justice Mbuh’s Argument? Justice Mbuh, in a public Facebook post, raises a strong objection to the continued use of the name

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Letters to the Editor

A reader of the Independentist, Peter M. (Ambazonian in the diaspora) writes to the editorial team.

Letter to the Editor The Independentist8 July 2025 Sir, Your 7 July investigative brief warning that a “France-backed transition plan” could postpone Cameroon’s 2025 presidential election by two years has proved eerily prescient. Barely twenty-four hours later the regime in Yaoundé began speaking out of both sides of its mouth, delivering the clearest evidence yet

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Letters to the Editor

An Independentist reader expresses his thoughts on our report.

Dr. Louis Mbua secretary of state for natural resources, Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia Dr. Louis Mbua shares his opinion on;Subject: Britain’s “Abandonment” of Southern Cameroons— Sir/Madam, Dr Louis Mbua’s recent Facebook commentary on why the United Kingdom denied Southern Cameroons the third option of full independence deserves careful attention. For clarity, I

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News analysis

The Unfinished Plebiscite: How Britain Left Ambazonia in Legal Limbo

The Honourable Shirley Botchwey, Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations By Jennifer McChristonInternational Legal Analyst and Fellow of the Centre for Post-Colonial Justice London- July 2025. In February 1961, the people of British Southern Cameroons cast their votes in a United Nations-organized plebiscite that would change the course of their history—but not in the

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Letters to the Editor

Readers of the Independentist news exchange views, over Barrister Felix Abgor Balla’s call for Ambazonians to Register and vote in LRC elections.

Dr. Tanyi Tanyi, challenges Uchiba Nelson,accusing him for attacking Barrister Abgor Balla wrongfully. Dr.Tanyi Tanyi writes Uchiba Achonduh Nelson there is no point in you spreading lies and unrealistic propaganda by trying to tarnish the image of Barrister Agbor Balla.  Some of you sit in the USA and sponsor terrorism by financial terrorist groups to

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