Proof of statehood: The Montevideo criteria. Ambazonia has, a defined territory, a permanent population, A functioning internal governance movement, The capacity to engage diplomatically with international actors, These are the exact requirements for statehood under international law. Recognition by other nations does not create a state. It only acknowledges one that already exists
By The Independentist Political Desk
Part Four of the Constitutional Truth Series
The struggle in Ambazonia is not merely a political rivalry. It is not a cultural misunderstanding. It is not an internal debate within a single nation. At its core, this is a matter of international law. Ambazonia is a people whose right to sovereignty was internationally recognized. That recognition was never legally extinguished. And where sovereignty remains, the right to self-determination remains also. This is not only history. It is binding law.
A People Recognized as a Distinct International Entity
Before 1961, British Southern Cameroons was a United Nations trust territory with recognized borders and its own democratic institutions. The United Nations classified it as a separate political entity. The world acknowledged that its future had to be determined by the people themselves.
Nothing in international law grants another country the right to absorb a territory without a treaty of union. Nothing grants a majority population the right to erase the sovereignty of a partner state. Forced annexation is a violation of the UN Charter. Ambazonia was a state-in-waiting whose file was never closed. That status cannot be taken away by unilateral acts.
Self-Determination: A Right, Not a Negotiable Privilege
The United Nations Charter, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights all affirm the same principle. All peoples have the right to self-determination. All peoples may freely determine their political status. All peoples may pursue their economic, social, and cultural development. Ambazonians did not lose this right by entering a federation. A right exercised once remains a right forever.
The Dissolution of the Federation Released Ambazonia from the Union
Cameroon dissolved the federal structure in 1972 without legal authority. A union without a treaty cannot be amended. A federal contract cannot be canceled by only one party. When federalism was abolished, so was any legal basis for claiming Ambazonia as part of Cameroon. No amount of force or constitutional rewriting can retroactively legalize annexation. Once the union was destroyed, sovereignty reverted to its original owner Ambazonia
Proof of Statehood: The Montevideo Criteria
Ambazonia has, A defined territory, A permanent population, A functioning internal governance movement, The capacity to engage diplomatically with international actors, These are the exact requirements for statehood under international law. Recognition by other nations does not create a state. It only acknowledges one that already exists.
The Responsibility of the International Community
When a people are denied their rights under the very treaties designed to protect them, the world is not permitted to stand aside. International law demands a remedy, Not patience, Not excuses, Not silence.The continued conflict is the direct result of a failure to act and a refusal to address the legal truth.
A Just and Practical Path Forward
Any credible peace process must begin with a single foundational acknowledgment, There is no lawful union to defend, There is a legitimate people to restore, Dialogue is possible, Peace is possible Accountability is possible. But none of these can succeed if the international community pretends that a crime against sovereignty never occurred.
Justice delayed cannot remain justice denied, The case for Ambazonia is grounded in law. The struggle for Ambazonia is driven by dignity. The future of Ambazonia is guided by legitimacy. What was taken without consent must be restored by right. And that restoration is overdue.
The Independentist Political Desk
