"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

 

 

 

 

 

      English version   Apparently, a wide range of appointments for posts in Gabonese diplomatic missions are under way.   The embassies in Washington, Berlin, Pretoria, Seoul, Abidjan, Yaoundé, Brazzaville, Malabo, New Delhi, Ankara, Tunis and Kinshasa would soon have new ambassadors.   According to forecasts, Justine Lekogo would take the head of the Gabonese Chancellery in Washington; succeeding Michael Moussa Adamo, who became Minister of Foreign Affaires. Lekogo was Deputy Minister for Economy and Finance, and worked for a long time at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) office in Libreville.   Ghislain Etoughet, currently an advisor to Prime Minister Rose-Christiane Ossouka-Raponda, is perceived to take the Gabonese embassy in Côte d'Ivoire.   It is also said that Magloire Ngambia, former minister of economy who got out of prison in September 2020 after a three-year sentence for embezzlement, could be appointed...

      English version   Since 1967, the Bongos have always surrounded themselves with French advisors of all kinds. But apparently, in his concern to integrate British elements into his entourage, in order to get closer to the authorities of that country, Ali Bongo has hired one Dominic Sudnik, of English national, as an advisor to the presidency of the Gabonese Republic.   In the aftermath, Ali Bongo also signed a consulting contract with Tony Blair's company. It must be said that Dominic Sudnik worked for Margaret Thatcher's former spokesman, Timothy Bell (Lord Bell).   He was recruited by Sylvia Bongo's foundation.   But the infamous Bell Pottinger also has skeleton in his closet. Indeed, in 2017 Bell Pottinger was implicated as an accomplice of the Gupta family who had corrupted the former South African head of state, Jacob Zuma.   In January 2020 he was hired as envoy at the Gabonese presidency.   Then, two years late...