Politics

Editorial

Ambazonians in Name Only (AINO) : The Masked Betrayal of a People’s Dream (Part 1)

These and many more, are traitors to the cause of Southern Cameroons’ sovereignty. By Mankah Rosa ParksSenior Investigative Correspondent In every liberation struggle, there are those who carry the cross—and those who sell the nails. The Ambazonian war for independence, birthed in truth and baptized in blood, has suffered not only from foreign betrayal but

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Opinion

Ambazoniens, nous ne sommes pas seuls : pourquoi la France doit être observée avec les deux yeux bien ouverts

Ambazoniens, ne vous laissez pas duper. Opinion: Par la Rédaction Independentist 10 juillet 2025: Dans le théâtre de la géopolitique mondiale, rares sont les nations qui ont su jouer à la fois le rôle de l’incendiaire et celui du pompier avec autant de cynisme calculé que la France. De l’Afrique de l’Ouest à l’Asie du

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Opinion

The Separation Is Final: La République Is Imploding While Ambazonia Moves On

They denied dialogue, today they are crumbling. By Ali Dan Ismael The Independentist DeskJuly 10, 2025 For decades La République du Cameroun (LRC) insisted on an illusion of unity—a manufactured fiction that Ambazonia was part of its political, legal, and moral order. That illusion is now not only broken—it is burning to ashes. Today, Yaoundé

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Opinion

Ambazonians, You Are Not Alone: Why France Must Be Watched With Both Eyes Open

Ambazonians must be careful with the French and their theatrics. By Ali Dan Ismael the Editorial DeskJuly 10, 2025 In the theatre of global geopolitics, few nations have played the role of both arsonist and firefighter with as much practiced cynicism as France. From West Africa to Southeast Asia, and from America’s revolutionary beginnings to

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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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