NOTHING NEW UNDER THE GABONESE SUN: THE NEW GOVERNMENT OR THE ART OF RECYCLING! RIEN DE NOUVEAU SOUS LE SOLEIL GABONAIS : LE NOUVEAU GOUVERNEMENT OU L’ART DU RECYCLAGE !
English version He promised us a break from the past, he serves us continuity. The announcement of the "Immongault" government on this first day of 2026 confirms what many feared: in Libreville, there is nothing new under the sun. Far from the profound reshuffle hoped for to definitively close the transition period, we are witnessing a cleverly orchestrated game of musical chairs. The rise of Hermann Immongault (Vice-President of the Government) and the retention of leaders such as Alexandre Barro Chambrier anchored power in a logic of conservation rather than transformation. The same names are circulating, the same portfolios are changing hands, but the backbone of the system remains intact. As for the appointment of Paul Kessany to Sports, it looks very much like a populist calming pill thrown at public opinion to make people forget the debacle of the AFCON and the crisis of the national team, while the serious things remain in the hand...
