"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

English version  Dear readers, in a judicial system where the principles of fairness and integrity are rigorously applied, questioning the morality or probity of a high-ranking magistrate, particularly when it involves financial misconduct, inevitably casts legitimate doubt on all of their past decisions. The case of the suspension of Eddy Narcisse Minang, Attorney General at the Judicial Court of Appeal of Libreville, perfectly illustrates this ethical and legal dilemma, all the more so because he was indeed a central figure in highly political and sensitive cases, such as the proceedings surrounding the Bongo-Valentin family. If we analyze the situation through the lens of legal doctrine and international practice, several observations become clear: In legal theory, if the source of a decision (in this case, the impartiality and integrity of the magistrate) is potentially compromised or corrupt, all decisions stemming from it become suspect. In a consolidated constitutional state...

 

English version   The 1980s: The Neglected Warning Professor Gassita, a Gabonese scientist, insistently demonstrated the urgent need to protect iboga as part of Gabon's national heritage. However, his pleas met with nothing but a slumbering government. The Era of Spiritual Tourism Subsequently, a wave of  spiritual tourism  took hold in our villages, with groups of Westerners arriving to be initiated into Bwiti rituals. Despite Gassita’s early warning, absolutely nothing was done to regulate access to this ancient, millennial knowledge. 2026: Western Medical Exploitation American researchers have synthesized the active ingredient of iboga, which they call ibogaine. Donald Trump himself announces from the Oval Office of the White House that his administration will support American pharmaceutical companies in conducting extensive clinical trials. Gabon is never mentioned at any point. Gabon's Late and Laconic Awakening A brief, laconic press release from the Gabonese govern...

English version   When a Fang says you are "ekobe-kobe," it means you are someone who talks nonsense, someone completely unreliable. The Kobe-Kobe project, derived from the Fang word for "empty talk", located in the Estuaire province near Nyonié, is a massive infrastructure ecosystem. It includes a 500-hectare deep-water port, a 535-km mineral railway connecting to the Belinga iron ore deposits, and a 400-megawatt hydroelectric dam in Booué. The first shipments are scheduled for 2031. For Gabon, the ambition is to break free from its exclusive dependence on oil and transform its geography into a major economic asset. Historically, the port of Douala in Cameroon has dominated transit flows in Central Africa. With Kobe-Kobe, and in partnership with the operator Africa Global Logistics (AGL), Gabon aims to offer a faster, more modern alternative to capture this sub-regional traffic and become the true logistics hub of Central Africa. The country possesses world-class d...