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Book Review

African Women’s Movements: Changing Political Landscapes Authors: Aili Mari Tripp, Isabel Casimiro, Joy Kwesiga, and Alice Mungwa

Aili Mari Tripp women’s rights activist. Defiant Voices, Resilient Movements: A Review of African Women’s Movements By Mankah Rosa Parks. In African Women’s Movements: Changing Political Landscapes, Aili Mari Tripp, Isabel Casimiro, Joy Kwesiga, and Alice Mungwa chart a groundbreaking account of how women across the African continent have transformed politics from the margins—steadily building

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Investigative report

THE MUNAS OF MBENGWI: A DYNASTY OF SILENCE, COMPROMISE, AND BETRAYAL

ST Muna – The Man Who Dismantled The Federation to Usher in Assimilation – The Enemy Within THE INDEPENDENTIST | INVESTIGATIVE REPORTBy Mankah Rosa Parks, Senior Investigative Correspondent June 2025 – Bamenda | Mbengwi | Yaoundé | London | Washington. For more than half a century, the name Muna has loomed large in the political

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News analysis

A Diplomatic Reflection on the Optics of Power and Dignity in Global Affairs

President Trump (seated) surrounded by African Heads of State (standing) July 10, 2025Author: Ali Dan Ismael for the Editorial Desk The recent meeting between five African heads of state and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House has reignited debate over Africa’s posture on the global stage. A photo from the meeting—where the African

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Education

The Biya Lexicon: Dictionary of New Deal Terms in Cameroon (Part I)

Paul Biya at 93 still in the command and control narrative. By Colbert Gwain | The Muteff Factor (formerly The Colbert Factor) In the heart of Muteff village, nestled in the Fundong Subdivision of Boyo Division in Cameroon’s North West Region, lived a complex and fascinating uncle of mine named Bobe Ngong “Yelima”—the villagers’ interpretation

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News analysis

Critical Analysis of Agbor Balla’s 2025 Electoral Commentary: A Misdiagnosis of the Southern Cameroons Crisis

Barrister Felix Agbor Balla, the legal mind that bequeaths Justice to the dogs. By The Independentist editor in chief Ali Dan Ismael. Barrister Felix Agbor Balla’s recent remarks urging Anglophone politicians to “put the people first or step aside” ahead of the 2025 elections represent a well-intentioned but fundamentally flawed understanding of the Southern Cameroons

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Letters to the Editor

Abdulkarim Ali an Ambazonian civil society activist/Muslim Scholar, reacts to Boris Betolt’s open letter to Ambazonian freedom fighters.

Abdulkarim Ali, serving a life jail sentence inYaounde’s central prison Re: OPINION: OPEN LETTER TO THE AMBAZONIAN FIGHTERS OF THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST: DON’T LET PAUL BIYA EVEN STEAL YOUR PAIN … By BORIS BERTOLT By Abdulkarim Ali,July 9, 2025. Dear Mr. Boris Bertolt, The responsibility falls squarely on the shoulders of the political opposition

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Letters to the Editor

An Ambazonian Historian and Public Affairs Analyst,writes to Ambazonians,in view of Boris Betolts open letter to the freedom fighters

REBUTTAL TO BORIS BERTOLT’S OPEN LETTER TO AMBAZONIAN FIGHTERSBy an Ambazonian Historian and Public Affairs Analyst Dear Compatriots, Once again, we are confronted with the seductive voice of assimilation masquerading as solidarity. Boris Bertolt’s impassioned “Lettre Ouverte aux Combattants Ambazoniens” is not merely a call for peace—it is a dangerous attempt to hijack the legitimate

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Letters to the Editor

An Ambazonian citizen, reader of the Independentist at home front,writes to the Editor.

PM.Dion Ngute functioning as a fig-leaf for the occupation of Ambazonia. Letter to the EditorThe Independentist Re: “The Case Against Dion Ngute” (7 July 2025) Sir, Your recent feature on Mr Joseph Dion Ngute trenchantly exposed how the so-called “colonial prime minister” has functioned as a fig-leaf for the occupation of Ambazonia. Allow me, as

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Editorial

Symbolisme diplomatique ou théâtre stratégique ? Le virage culturel de l’Ambassadeur de France à Bamenda

L’Ambassadeur de France – Représentant officiel du Président de la République du Cameroun en visite officielle à Bamenda The Independentist Ces derniers mois, le peuple d’Ambazonie a observé avec une curiosité croissante — mêlée de prudence — les apparitions publiques de l’Ambassadeur de France vêtu du costume traditionnel de la région du Nord-Ouest. Habillé en

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Editorial

Diplomatic Symbolism or Strategic Theatre? The French Ambassador’s Cultural Turn in Bamenda.

French Ambassador in Northwest Costume: Symbolism or strategy? In recent months, the people of Ambazonia have observed with growing curiosity—and a touch ofaution—the French Ambassador’s public appearances in the traditional attire of the North West Region. Clad in raffia regalia, including ceremonial hunting bag, the ambassador’s visual embrace of local culture has raised both eyebrows

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