Politics

General Ivo Desancio Yenwo, the loyalist that rescued the system of captivity Editorial desk| The Independentist. It is easy to blame Paul Biya for the woes of the Cameroons—but what if the man has long ceased to matter? What if the real story lies not in Biya’s rule, but in the invisible regime that took

Peter Mafany Musonge reducing a peoples identity to bilingualism By Barnabas Timti For decades, the debate in international and local circles has often been couched in misleading terms: “the Anglophone problem.” But let us be clear—what we face today is not simply a linguistic or cultural imbalance within the Republic of Cameroon. What we confront

Despite the difference in centuries and fights the parallels between Kuva and Sako are striking. By Fontem Asonganyi – Independentist Correspondence, Kumba Who says the people of Mount Fako lack revolutionary greatness? That myth crumbles when we revisit the story of Kuva Likenye, the fearless warrior-chief of Buea, and draw lessons from Dr. Samuel Ikome

Cardinal Christian Tumi (1930–2021), born in Kumbo, became Cameroon’s only Cardinal By Religious Correspondence Bui County, nestled in the highlands of Ambazonia, is more than just mountains and valleys. It is widely known as the spiritual heart of Ambazonia. In both peace and conflict, the people of Bui have turned to God—not only for comfort

By Mankah Rosa Parks | The Independentist In the 1950s, as French Cameroon descended into a brutal war over independence led by the Union des Populations du Cameroun (UPC), thousands fled to the calm and orderly British Southern Cameroons. Most of the refugees came from the Bamileke and Bassa regions, escaping military crackdowns and political

Par Young Jean-Pierre Pendant des décennies, la France a mené en Afrique une stratégie discrète mais dévastatrice — non pas par la guerre directe, mais en soutenant des présidents africains fidèles chargés d’exécuter son agenda géopolitique et culturel. Au Cameroun, cette stratégie s’est déployée à travers Ahmadou Ahidjo et Paul Biya — deux régimes qui

By Young Jean-Pierre For decades, France has executed a subtle but devastating strategy in Africa—not through direct warfare, but by empowering loyal African presidents to enforce its geopolitical and cultural agenda. In Cameroon, this strategy unfolded through Ahmadou Ahidjo and Paul Biya—two regimes that systematically dismantled the identity of Anglophone Cameroonians. While the world viewed