"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

English version "To take abroad or bring in France, more than 10,000 euros in cash without declaring it to customs is prohibited. This offense is punished severely. " Now it would be good to have a little comment from Manuel Valls about this. Version française Voici ce que dit la loi française : « Emporter à l'étranger, ou rapporter en France, plus de 10000 euros en espèces sans le déclarer à la douane est interdit. Cette infraction est très sévèrement sanctionnée. » Maintenant il serait bon d’avoir un petit commentaire de Manuel Valls là-dessus.

Manuel Valls during his arrival in Abidjan Manuel Valls a son arrivée à Abidjan English version Negotiations with Ali Bongo will be an illusion because they will inevitably lead to a fool's bargain, without substantial consideration for a future free Gabon. Ali Bongo will have achieved his goal: to make the Gabonese people bend and make them accept the fait accompli. This is unacceptable! By negotiating with Ali Bongo, the free Gabonese people will limit the scope of their sovereignty and clearly indicate to everyone that this sovereignty can be sold off. Given the cost in human lives that Ali Bongo’s forfeiture caused, negotiating with him is simply unacceptable! Ali Bongo has already amply proven to the Gabonese people that he is ready to kill rather than grant them freedom. What is there to negotiate under these conditions? This call for negotiation is akin to asking the Gabonese people to go voluntarily jump into the lion's den. This is an unacce...

English version In his interview on France 24 and RFI which you can listen to above, Manuel Valls clearly gives his roadmap for the restoration of Ali Bongo into saddle, following these steps: 1. Dialogue and reconciliation 2. Realization of this dialogue in Madagascar at the summit of the Francophonie on 26 and 27 November, 2016 (we shall have the agreements of Madagascar). 3. Legislative elections 4. Sharing of sinecures and everyone is happy. But Manuel Valls forgets that the Gabonese people have changed and now want resolutely to be free. They want more than anything to get rid of a handful of thugs who have seized power. These Gabonese no longer harbor the undemocratic fatalism of the past, nor the excessive expectation for the liberating messiah which was often paralyzing. The Gabonese people have discovered a taste for true freedom and they will not so easily give it up. The Gabonese people do not accept these selfish and shortsighted compromises...

To listen click here Pour écouter cliquer ici English version The French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, in the interview to France 24 and RFI you can listen to above, stated in summary the following about Gabon: "That France took note of the results announced; there is a President and that there will be parliamentary elections ... what now counts for France is the future of Gabon. That the hope to formulate is that a dialogue occurs, that there is reconciliation, and that there is capacity to build the future together between those who were candidates during the presidential election... Confrontation cannot be the way forward..." What we must understand is that Manuel Valls has presidential ambitions in France, which put Africa as the prerequisite for this path, given that Africa is the only geographical area where France still retains real political and economic influence and importance. Valls knows that since Georges Pompidou, money from francophon...

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English version The contrast is striking as illustrated by the two photos above: the Gabonese diaspora remaining resolutely mobilized, conceding absolutely nothing and having just made a show of force by welcoming the duly elected candidate in Gabon, Jean Ping, to Paris, with a rare enthusiasm and total commitment; and the image of a distraught and bunkerized Ali Bongo surrounded by courtesans telling him that all is well because they have methodically militarized the country and imposed a reign of terror upon the Gabonese people. The truth is that the Gabonese of the diaspora, taking over from those inside the country who have given so much in terms of sacrifices, are speeding up the downfall of the Ali Bongo’s regime. Indeed, dear readers, what remains of this regime, if not only violence, hypocrisies and cruelties? The Gabonese people know that with the Bongos in power, the culture of the State will never flourish in Gabon, as they have once again witness...

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English version In an interview to Gabonreview, the Gabonese Minister of Communication said that the Gabonese diaspora did not exist. Jean Ping's visit in Paris gives evidence of the robustness of that diaspora which is very determined to conquer its electoral victory. What is a Diaspora? Le Petit Larousse tells us that the term diaspora refers to the dispersion of a people around the world. On this point, Gabon does have a diaspora, and it is this diaspora that is now giving headaches to the Ali Bongo’s regime that Bilié Bi Nze serves. Version française Dans une interview accordée à Gabonreview, le ministre Gabonais de la Communication a estimé que la diaspora Gabonaise n’existait pas. La visite de Jean Ping à Paris lui donne la preuve de la robustesse de cette diaspora qui est très déterminée à conquérir sa victoire électorale. Qu’est-ce qu’une diaspora ? Le Petit Larousse nous dit que le terme diaspora désigne la dispersi...

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English version It is in the columns of Gabonreview that Jonathan Ndoutoume-Ngome has spoken to profess his rectitude and incorruptibility. This is very well; but we did not ask him as much; except to tell us the ins and outs of his approach of accepting of the famous dialogue advocated by Ali Bongo. Instead of giving us an explanatory outline of his position, he gave us a series of questions as to say: if you do not agree with this dialogue, how will you solve the crisis? This attitude announces the posture of someone who has abdicated; and it is his absolute right to abdicate, but let’s must be honest and avoid pretending to fight for the people when you've already gone with a different logic. Let’s be consistent to the end. Let us examine here the words of Jonathan Ndoutoume-Ngome in Gabonreview: Jonathan Ndoutoume-Ngome said : "Given the current situation where nobody moves freely in Libreville, our brothers and sisters are in prison, others have d...

English version Our friends of Gabonreview wonder if the debate about the relevance of a dialogue between the regime and the opposition should not be elevated. Very well! But for this blog, the problem is not that we the Gabonese people are discussing the private lives of some actors wanting to go to dialogue with Ali Bongo; but these people who claim to be for a dialogue with Ali Bongo have offered no argument calling for a high level of intellectual debate! Let us explain. When René Ndemezo'Obiang of Démocratie Nouvelle, made his declaration of participation in Ali Bongo’s dialogue, his argument could be summarized in this single point: "the election is over, we all must find ourselves around a table to discuss!" You will agree with us that for someone who was the campaign manager of the one who is universally recognized as having won the most votes, and whose headquarters was bombed with war weapons by Ali Bongo; such a lame statement is surprising! ...

To read click here Pour lire cliquer ici Traduction française Les joueurs locaux appellent à la grève au Gabon devant accueillir la Coupe des Nations 2017 Par Piers Edwards BBC Sport Les footballeurs locaux du Gabon, le pays hôte de la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2017, ont menacé de faire grève à cause du non-paiement de leurs salaires. La plus importante des quatre exigences principales est le paiement rétroactif des salaires datant de 2013 à ce jour. «Si nos préoccupations ne sont pas respectées, nous allons dire aux joueurs de ne pas commencer le championnat (le mois prochain)," a déclaré Rémy Ebanega, président de l'association des footballeurs gabonais (ANFPG), à BBC Sport. La ligue gabonaise n'a pas encore répondu à la demande de l’ANFPG. La nouvelle saison est supposée démarrer au début Novembre, mais seulement deux journées de matches ont été confirmées à ce jour. Le Gabon est un pays riche en pétrole avec...

English version Only in a banana republic such as Gabon, would an Education Minister propose that the solution to high failure rates by students was to lower the standards. Yes dear readers, Florentin Moussavou, Gabon’s National Education Minister is proposing that instead of asking the students to meet high standards in Math and French, two important subjects in the Gabonese school system, it is these subjects importance that should be diminished within the curriculum, so that a student failing them would not be too penalized. Dear readers, instead of trying to improve the level of students, this minister is opting to bring the school standards to the level of poor performing students. Maybe this is the so called equality of chance that Ali Bongo has been touting. How will Gabon compete in a globalized economy, with such ministers? Version française C’est uniquement dans une république bananière comme le Gabon, qu’un ministre de l'Education pou...

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English version Dear readers, by email exchange, one of our contacts in the French journalistic community, often very well informed about Gabon, has revealed to us that Ali Bongo has serious concerns about the final report of EU observers. What worries Ali Bongo, is that his lobbies in France are being ineffective in influencing the content of this report which is written in Brussels, away from françafrique shenanigans. The other problem is that most of the artisans of this report are from European nations that have very little historical ties with Gabon; therefore they would be difficult to influence compared to French people. One cannot imagine Germans or Scandinavians agree to change the content of their report because Bernard Kouchner or Laurent Fabius asked them to do so in the name of the old françafrique. Moreover, with the arrival of Ping in Paris, it reckons that the report would be received by Ping himself, who would immediately start a media blitz o...

To read the original article click here Pour lire l’article original cliquer ici Traduction française Les Relations Douteuses du Conseil de l'Atlantique avec le Président du Gabon Par Thor Halvorssen et Alex Gladstein, contributeurs Washington est pleine de firmes de relations publiques promouvant les agendas des régimes les plus répressifs du monde en échange d'argent. Pour masquer les violations des droits de l'homme, l'homme fort de la Guinée Equatoriale a engagé Qorvis; le régime tunisien pré-révolutionnaire avait engagé le Washington Media Group et les Saoudiens ont embauché Edelman. Il y a beaucoup de solliciteurs pour les autocrates étrangers qui cherchent à blanchir leur réputation sur le Capitol Hill. Certaines organisations sont plus subtiles dans leurs relations avec les gouvernements étrangers. Le Conseil de l'Atlantique est un groupe politique basé à D.C., dont la mission déclarée est de fournir "un forum essentiel ...