Our people should therefore be reassured. This struggle is not drifting; it is maturing. The past year was deliberately designated a year of consultation. Foundations were laid. Internal processes were refined. Diplomatic lines were secured. Strategic discipline was reinforced. Many initiatives are in the pipeline—serious initiatives—but discipline demands restraint. Diplomacy is not conducted in marketplaces. Strategy is not shouted for applause.
They Planned the War. They Lost the War. And They Will Lose the Future.
By Dr. Martin Mungwa
Commissioned Secretary of State for Communications and Diplomacy, spokes person for the Government of the Federal Republic of Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia)
Compatriots of the Federal Republic of Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia), as this year draws to a close, it is necessary to speak plainly, firmly, and without illusion. You have journeyed with us throughout this year—following the government’s policies, our engagements at home and abroad, and the disciplined manner in which this revolution has been conducted. You have listened. You have questioned. You have endured. And you deserve clarity grounded in truth, not speculation.
Let me begin by acknowledging those who have stood firm in service to the people. I extend sincere appreciation to all partners, legal minds, educators, and compatriots who have taken time to educate Ambazonians on the realities of this struggle. Awareness has always been our first shield, and political clarity remains our strongest defense. I also issue, without reservation, a 21-gun salute to the brave men and women of our self-defense forces—patriots who kept their word when the state collapsed, when protection vanished, and when survival itself became resistance. History will record that when our people were abandoned, they did not retreat; they rose.
But let us correct a dangerous and deliberate amnesia that continues to circulate. This war did not begin by accident. This war was planned. Years before a single shot was fired on our land, La République du Cameroun prepared for war. They created a war college. They trained. They strategized. They armed themselves. All of this was done in secrecy against a people who, at the time, did not possess even ten functional weapons, who had no military doctrine, no preparation, and no warning.
This is a state that cannot build roads, cannot provide clean drinking water, and whose own citizens beg for basic necessities from officials who have ruled them for decades. And yet that same state found the resources, the time, and the political will to prepare for war against its own people. Today, when such officials suddenly distribute water after decades of neglect, we are told to celebrate it as generosity—even sainthood. Let us be clear: providing basic necessities after years of failure is not magnanimity; it is an indictment.
They planned this war in secrecy. They launched it with arrogance. And nine years later, they have achieved nothing. Nine years—longer than the First World War, longer than the Second World War—and yet they have no victory, no control, no legitimacy, and no future in our land. What we see today is not strength; it is decay. A corrupt and rotting system running in circles, exhausted, disoriented, and exposed. A state whose forces wander without purpose, sustained only by propaganda and fear—not by conviction, competence, or success.
Against all odds, a people they underestimated have endured. Let me be unequivocal: La République du Cameroun has no path to victory in this war. They had every advantage—preparation, weapons, resources, and time—and still they failed. What they could not achieve with surprise and superiority, they will never achieve through exhaustion and desperation.
Our people should therefore be reassured. This struggle is not drifting; it is maturing. The past year was deliberately designated a year of consultation. Foundations were laid. Internal processes were refined. Diplomatic lines were secured. Strategic discipline was reinforced. Many initiatives are in the pipeline—serious initiatives—but discipline demands restraint. Diplomacy is not conducted in marketplaces. Strategy is not shouted for applause. Those who mistake silence for inaction have been wrong before, and they are wrong again.
Our diplomacy is deliberate. It is quiet. It is focused. It is engaged with international organizations and institutions that matter—not for noise, but for outcomes. When the time comes to speak openly, you will hear it clearly, officially, and with purpose. Until then, understand this: the enemy planned the war; they lost control of the war; and they will lose the political settlement that follows it. History is no longer on their side. Time is no longer on their side. Legitimacy has already left them.
We remain steady. We remain disciplined. We remain unshaken. The end will come—not by speculation, not by bravado, but by inevitability. And when it does, the record will show clearly who planned destruction—and who stood, endured, and prevailed.
Dr. Martin Mungwa
Commissioned Secretary of State for Communications and Diplomacy, spokes person for the Government of the Federal Republic of Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia)
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