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IN POLITICS AS IN CINEMA, THERE ARE THE MAIN ACTORS AND THERE ARE EXTRAS! EN POLITIQUE COMME AU CINÉMA, IL Y A LES ACTEURS PRINCIPAUX ET IL Y A LES EXTRAS!

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English version Dear readers, in politics as in cinema, it’s all about casting. The roles are well defined and each participant knows exactly what is expected of him or her in the scenario in question. Dear readers, if we look carefully at our political scene, the analogy with the seventh art becomes self evident. Politics is a huge blockbuster where the line between reality and staging is often blurred. But to truly understand where the power lies, we must stop looking only at those who are in the light to be interested in the end credits. In this great institutional play, the cast is immutable. The headliner is CBON. His face is on all the posters, he monopolizes the airtime and delivers grandiloquent speeches on emergence or sovereignty. He carries the country on his shoulders. However, like any actor, he is often required to recite a text he has not written. His margin for improvisation is narrow: if he moves too far away from the script, the production gets impatient. The supporti...
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ALBERT ONDO OSSA SPEAKS ! ALBERT ONDO OSSA PARLE!

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AND IF LIKE ARTHUR RIMBAUD, WE LOOKED AT OUR DRUNKEN BOATS! ET SI COMME ARTHUR RIMBAUD, NOUS NOUS PENCHIONS SUR NOS BATEAUX IVRES!

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English version Arthur Rimbaud wrote his poem « Le Bateau Ivre » in 1871, at the age of 16, just after the bloody collapse of the Paris Commune (May 1871). The Drunken Boat is the cry of one who refuses to be guided by official speeches or authorities (ministers or institutions) to seek his own truth, even if this quest is perilous and sometimes ends in disenchantment (the « black puddle » at the end of the poem). It is, basically, the poem of subversion: the individual (or the citizen) who decides that the paths traced by others are no longer enough for him. The subversive character of the Bateau ivre lies not only in what it tells, but in the way in which it demolishes the foundations of thought of its time. The 19th century is the era of industrial revolution and triumphant capitalism. A boat is supposed to carry goods. Rimbaud’s boat gets rid of its goods (« flemish wheat », « English cotton »). This is a radical criticism of utilitarian socie...
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A USELESS COMMUNICATION! UNE COMMUNICATION CREUSE!

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English version Four ministers of the CBON regime were sent to meet members of the diplomatic corps accredited in Gabon, to explain the merits of the ban of certain social media in Gabon. A waste of time. For this blog, this communication was a waste of time. First, the suspension dates from February 17, and the briefing did not take place until March 19, 2026. Organizing a meeting a month later to explain the urgency of a provisional measure indicates that the government is mainly seeking to polish its image with the diplomatic corps, rather than to meet the needs of Gabonese who suffer the suspension on a daily basis. Invoking digital addiction and young people’s sleep to justify a political suspension of social media is very disproportionate, even off-topic. Brandishing the threat of social cohesion is a classic argument to silence critics or popular discontent. The Minister of Communication says that the internet works normally; while blocking social media, which are today the main...
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CAF HAS JUST INFLICTED A FATAL BLOW TO AFRICAN FOOTBALL! LA CAF VIENT D’INFLIGER UN COUP FATAL AU FOOTBALL AFRICAIN!

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English version The decision to award the 2025 AFCON to Morocco at posteriori marks a dark turn for continental football. The transition from a title obtained on the ground to a title awarded in commission offices, two months after the final, is an unprecedented event that shakes the credibility of the AFCON. Senegal won the match on the pitch(1-0), but the CAF regulations (articles 82 and 84) were radically applied: the temporary withdrawal of players from the field during the stoppage for the VAR was described as abandonment. For many, making an administrative rule prevail over the net result of a 120-minute match creates a dangerous precedent where lawyers become more important than players. This decision of the Appeals Commission, which contradicts the first verdict of the Disciplinary Commission, gives the image of a hesitant and under-influenced CAF. As Senegal loses its title, Morocco sees some of its fines related to the behavior of ball boys and the use of lasers, reduced. Thi...
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