Albert Dzongang.His parable collapses under the weight of Ambazonian reality.
By the Independentist news desk
Albert Dzogang’s recent parable comparing the Biya regime to a thief caught with a stolen goat has stirred political debate across La République du Cameroun. In his analogy, a “clever thief” escapes when caught, while a “foolish thief” clinging to stolen goods is punished by the crowd. The goat, in this case, symbolizes Maurice Kamto—an opposition figure many believe was denied victory in past elections.
While the metaphor resonates with Cameroonian frustrations, it collapses under the weight of Ambazonian reality. For the people of the former British Southern Cameroons—now known as Ambazonia—we are not the goat. We are not part of the spoils of a corrupt electoral system. We are a sovereign people who were illegally annexed, colonized, and are now fighting for decolonization and international recognition.
The 2025 “Foumban Declaration” – A Hollow Echo of a Colonial Lie
On August 2, 2025, a group of political actors aligned with both the regime and fragments of the opposition issued a so-called “Foumban Declaration.” In a blatant act of historical revisionism, they attempted to resurrect the ghost of the original 1961 Foumban Conference—a conference that itself was illegitimate, one-sided, and never ratified by the people of Southern Cameroons.
Let us be clear. The original Foumban Conference of July 1961 was not a constitutional agreement. It was a political ambush. Southern Cameroons was denied equal standing, no treaty was signed, and no Act of Union was ever deposited with the United Nations. That conference marked the beginning of illegal annexation—not unity.
The Foumban Declaration of 2025, far from correcting history, only deepens the deception. It tries to mobilize all Cameroonians into a common democratic front, claiming to speak for the entire country—including Ambazonia. Yet, not once in the document is the question of Ambazonian statehood addressed. Not once is the genocide, the displacement of over a million people, or the burning of over 400 villages mentioned. Not once is the legal and historical right to self-determination acknowledged.
Dr. Samuel Ikome Sako, President of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, has dismissed the Foumban Declaration as “a recycled illusion that once again attempts to bury Ambazonian sovereignty under the rubble of Cameroonian collapse.” He warns that “no declaration, however eloquent, can rewrite the truth that Ambazonia was never part of La République du Cameroun through any lawful process. What was imposed by force will not be undone by words—it must be reversed by justice.”
Ambazonia’s Case Is Not a Democratic Complaint but a Decolonization Demand
The Ambazonian people are not victims of bad governance; we are victims of colonial conquest. We are not asking for electoral reform or fairer representation in a broken union. We are asserting our right to exit a union that was never legally entered.
In 1961, Southern Cameroons voted in a UN-supervised plebiscite to join the Republic of Cameroon “as equal partners,” but the subsequent events betrayed every promise made. There was:
No treaty of union.
No constitutional conference with legal parity.
No international registration of any union document.
Instead, La République unilaterally extended its laws, military, and language across Southern Cameroons. The so-called union turned into occupation.
Maurice Kamto Is Not the Goat That Will Save You
Maurice Kamto may have earned the sympathy of many for challenging the Biya regime and enduring state repression. But Kamto has also refused to recognize Ambazonia’s right to self-determination. He has spoken of national unity but not national justice. He has called for dialogue but only within the limits of “one and indivisible Cameroon”—the very lie upon which this conflict rests.
While Kamto’s struggle against dictatorship is commendable, it does not speak for Ambazonia. Our villages—Bali, Batibo, Kumba, Ekona—were burned while he remained silent. Our refugees in Nigeria, our prisoners in Kondegui, and our fallen civilians from Ngarbuh to Muyuka have received no acknowledgment from his movement.
We remind Dzogang and others that you cannot compare political opposition with national resistance. Kamto’s goat was stolen in an election. Ambazonia’s land was stolen through force, lies, and betrayal.
International Law Is On Our Side
According to the Montevideo Convention of 1933, a state must possess:
A permanent population
A defined territory
A government
The capacity to engage in relations with other states
Ambazonia meets all four. What we lack is recognition, not legitimacy.
We are building a state under siege—an exile government, a diplomatic corps, a civil resistance network, and a liberation army defending our communities. No Foumban Declaration can erase that reality.
Conclusion: We Are Not Your Voters—We Are Your Victims
To Dzogang and the architects of the 2025 Foumban Declaration, we say this:
You may fight to rescue Cameroon from dictatorship, but do not pretend to speak for Ambazonia.
You may want to drop the stolen goat to save your conscience, but understand this—Ambazonia was never your goat to begin with.
We are not a province seeking inclusion. We are a nation demanding restoration.
In the words of President Dr. Sako:
“Our freedom does not depend on who rules Yaoundé. It depends on Ambazonians ruling themselves. This struggle is not about better representation—it is about rightful independence.”
Drop the goat if you must.
But return the barn, the land, the rivers, and the rights you stole.
Ambazonia is not for reform. It is for freedom.
We are not a faction of Cameroon—we are a nation under occupation.
We are not waiting for elections—we are building our emancipation.
The independentist news desk.
