Why We Must Stay With the Name Southern Cameroons and Leave Ambazonia and Tikar Behind

But the only name recognized in international law and by the United Nations is Southern Cameroons. And if we want to finish the decolonization process legally, we must stand on the only name that carries legal weight.

To explain this clearly, let us begin where many of our people find wisdom: the scripture in 1 Corinthians 13:9 to 10.

“For we know in part and we prophesy in part; but when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part shall be done away.”

This scripture describes exactly what has happened to us as a people.

We Once Saw Only in Part

For decades, Southern Cameroonians lived with partial knowledge.

We saw ID cards
We saw passports
We saw the police
We saw governors
We saw ministers
We saw the anthem and the flag
We saw the schools and the courts

So we assumed we were Cameroonians.

We knew in part.
We lived in part.
We acted in part.

We accepted labels like “Anglophone” or “Cameroonian” because they appeared normal. We accepted the structures around us because daily life trained us to. That was our partial knowledge.

But partial truth is not full truth.

And partial identity is not lawful identity.

When the Full Truth Came, the Partial Had To Pass Away

The moment the truth came — the truth about trusteeship, the missing treaty, Resolution 1608, the incomplete decolonization process, and the illegal extension of administration — everything changed.

The scripture says, “When that which is perfect comes, the partial passes away.”

Meaning:

Once the truth arrives, you cannot return to the lie.
Once clarity comes, confusion must disappear.
Once you see the law clearly, assumptions cannot guide you anymore.

This is why Ambazonia cannot stand in international law.
This is why Tikar, although true as ancestry, cannot solve our legal case.
This is why “Anglophone” cannot be used to finish decolonization.

They are all partial.
They are emotional.
They are cultural.
They are historical.

But they are not legal.

Only one name has legal standing at the UN:
Southern Cameroons.

And if we want the world to take us seriously, that is the name we must use.

Ambazonia Is Emotional, Tikar Is Historical, but Southern Cameroons Is Legal

Ambazonia is a movement name, not a UN-recognized entity.
Tikar is our ancestral heritage, not an internationally recognized territory.
West Cameroon was an internal administrative name under a federation that never legally existed.

But Southern Cameroons is:

the name used in the Trusteeship Agreement
the name in the UN General Assembly records
the name in Resolution 1608
the name recognized in every international legal archive
the name that still appears in UN documents today

If we want to stand on solid ground, this is the only name that unlocks international law.

Every successful liberation movement stood on one principle:
Use the name recognized by the world, not the one invented by emotion.

What This Means for Our Movement

Our message to our people should be simple:

“For years we understood in part. We lived under assumptions. We accepted documents and appearances. We thought we were Cameroonians because we saw Cameroonian structures around us. But now the truth has come, and scripture says that when the full truth arrives, the partial must pass away. Once you know the truth, you cannot return to the lie.”

This is not condemnation.
It is growth.
It is maturity.
It is responsibility.

And it is how nations rise.

A Word to the Diaspora: Clarity Comes With Responsibility

Those of us living in the United States or other structured nations must go deeper. We admire America. We admire its system, its order, and its vision.

But admiration means nothing if we refuse to bring clarity to our own people.

If we say “America is the greatest nation on earth,” we must also demonstrate greatness through discipline, organization, and truth.
If we say “English is the software that runs the global economic engine,” we must also use the clarity we gained abroad to correct the confusion at home.

If we cannot bring order to the one issue that has confused our people for sixty years, then greatness becomes just a lifestyle, instead of a responsibility.

Why the Name Matters for Our Future

We cannot finish decolonization with an unrecognized name.
We cannot win legal arguments with cultural labels.
We cannot hold the UN accountable using terms the UN does not use.

Southern Cameroons is the key.
Southern Cameroons is the legal identity.
Southern Cameroons is the name that unlocks international law.

Every other label is partial.
But once the full truth has come, the partial must pass away.