"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

 

 

      English version   It is in the behavior of its inhabitants that, despite the speeches and pious wishes, one perceives the long road that Gabon still has to travel to finally begin its takeoff towards progress.   The behavior of the PDG (Gabonese Democratic Party) high level members from Woleu-Ntem, who were militants having distinguished themselves singularly by a practically religious zeal towards Omar and Ali Bongo during their time of splendor, shows us that the thirst for positions of power is the only motivation animating most Gabonese politicians. They would not hesitate to sell anyone, even those who gave them everything yesterday, to obtain privileges.   By resigning en masse, these hierarchs of the PDG have revealed their limits and their perversions. They are certainly preparing an act of political transhumance that will allow them to take off the Bongo loincloth to cover themselves with that of Oligui-Nguema.   ...

    English version   White South Africans granted refugee status by Trump arrive in the U.S.   The first plane carrying white South Africans who received refugee status from the Trump administration landed at Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday morning, according to a flight tracking website. The arrival marks a drastic reversal in the United States’ refugee policies, which have long focused on helping people fleeing war, famine and genocide. President Trump essentially halted all refugee admissions programs on his first day in office before creating a pathway for Afrikaners, a white ethnic minority that ruled during apartheid in South Africa, to resettle in the United States. The group that arrived Monday on a U.S.-funded Omni Air International charter flight say they have been discriminated against, denied job opportunities and have been subject to violence because of their race. Forty-nine Afrikaners boarded the flight on Sunday, acc...

  English version In a country where good governance, equity, and impartiality are said to be the order of the day, the idea that the State, as the guarantor of the general interest, stands above particular interests, including those of powerful economic players like billionaire bankers, seems sacrosanct. The underlying idea is that the rules of governance should apply to everyone in the same way, without consideration of wealth or status. A strong and impartial State must be perceived as a bulwark against corruption, abuses of power, and excessive inequalities such as preferential treatment. In Gabon, Henri-Claude Oyima has just been appointed Minister of Economy and Finance. However, during a meeting with the shareholders of the bank he heads, BGFI, he stated that he will leave this bank to dedicate himself to his work as minister, slowly, stealthily, taking his time so as to safeguard the smooth running of the bank. This situation seems unacceptable to us because it means that f...

English version Numerous press sources inform us that Sylvia and Noureddin Bongo have been transferred from prison to a residence in La Sablière where they have reportedly been placed under house arrest. This blog would like to ask the following question, which seems fundamental to us: is this downgrading from prison to house arrest a judicial act or simply a  fait du prince ? We want to know how it is that detainees against whom such heavy charges were pending are transferred to house arrest in an extrajudicial manner, that is to say, without it being the result of a court judgment and due process? Gentlemen and Ladies Oliguists, since you are the only ones who understand and that we are too foolish, please enlighten us. Version française De nombreuses sources de presse nous informent du fait que Sylvia et Noureddin Bongo ont été transférés de prison vers une résidence de la Sablière où ils auraient été placés en résidence surveillée. Ce blog voudrait poser la question suivante, q...