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CASE OF ILL GOTTEN GAINS ! AFFAIRE DES BIEN MAL ACQUIS !

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English version  On July 27, 2026, the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) issued its final indictment request in the Gabonese branch of the ill-gotten gains case, requesting that 23 individuals and legal entities be referred to the Paris criminal court. Five companies, BNP Paribas and four real estate companies, and 18 individuals, including children of Omar Bongo, but also the wife of the current president of Congo, Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, as well as former Miss France Sonia Rolland. French justice estimates at around 85 million euros the real estate assets acquired in France that were financed with embezzled public funds. In this case, 52 fraudulently acquired properties have already been seized. The PNF is requesting that BNP Paribas, under formal investigation since May 2021, be referred for aggravated money laundering, notably of corruption offenses and embezzlement of public funds. The French bank is accused of having allowed the Bongo family and their associates...

CBON S’OFFRE SON UNIVERSITÉ! CBON S’OFFRE SON UNIVERSITÉ !

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English version  Here's the English translation: The Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema International University was inaugurated this Thursday, September 10, 2026, in Cap Estérias, by the person of the same name. But a university is much more than buildings; it's above all about content. So what does this university offer? According to the Gabonese press, this is the first university dedicated to hospitality and tourism, with programs covering hospitality trades, catering, tourism, biodiversity, and management. The campus reportedly has an announced capacity of nearly 4,000 students, with 48 classrooms, a 384-seat auditorium, a library, and 152 student rooms. Other fields of study targeted include digital technology, renewable energy, finance, and education. Initiated in 2008 at the instigation of Omar Bongo Ondimba, the project was halted for nearly fifteen years before being relaunched in 2024. The institution will officially begin operating with the 2026-2027 academic year. This i...

GUY ROSSATANGA-RIGNAULT DESCRIBED HAGIOGRAPHICALLY BY JEUNE AFRIQUE! GUY ROSSATANGA-RIGNAULT DÉCRIT HAGIOGRAPHIQUEMENT PAR JEUNE AFRIQUE!

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NO MISTER MINISTER ! NON MONSIEUR LE MINISTRE !

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English version  Dear readers, when a Transport Minister compares the halting of public construction projects to the normal construction of a house by an ordinary citizen, this can seem quite unserious and even like minimizing a structural problem rather than taking responsibility for it. A State has planning, financing, and monitoring resources that an individual building their own house does not have. The comparison therefore seems to us more than misplaced. The technical reasons repeatedly invoked for halting public construction projects raise questions about budget management, tender processes, and coordination between ministries. These are symptoms of the same old poor governance. The Gabonese context, with infrastructure projects dragging on for years, makes this kind of discourse harder for us to accept. A responsible State facing halts in public construction projects should get ahead of the situation and announce the halts before they become visible or a source of controver...