"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

 

    English version   This Monday 31 May 2021, when asked what the Ali Bongo’s regime was prepared to do to solve the situation that has transpired in Makokou, Jessye Ella-Ekogha only offered platitudes. As you all know, that situation comes from the fact that the coexistence between human and wildlife, in this case between villagers and elephants, has become very imbalanced and difficult; with elephants now ravaging the villagers’ plantations.   The only answers that Jessye Ella-Ekogha dared to mention was to say that the government sent a high-level delegation to Makokou to investigate the situation and that measures were being taken to reduce the problem. What specific measures? What type of implementation? When would they be in place? Not a single detail. This was not an answer, but a series of superficial platitudes. This is not governing!         Version française   Ce lundi 31 mai 2021, à la question de savo...

 

 

      English version   Gabon is currently experiencing worrying spurts of violence in the locality of Mekambo, in Ogooué-Ivindo. This situation has been caused by the refusal of the Ali Bongo regime to seriously respond to the grievances of the populations and social groups of Mekambo, complaining of the devastation of their plantations by elephants. It should be noted that these plantations remain the only means of subsistence of these populations.   In response, the Ali Bongo regime sent the gendarmerie and the army to these populations on a punitive expedition. These populations therefore suffered state violence that was not even hidden. This state violence was made up of numerous arrests and humiliations; but more importantly, this state violence has, as we see now, produced great resentment among the populations. When people are cornered by a violent state, they can only respond with violence; the results are what we now see!   The reg...

      English version   If we analyze the content of the emails we receive from our audience, we can conclude without any hesitation that many very smart Gabonese are more and more having trouble relating to people who are not as smart as they are and who prefer to ignore any call to action.   This blog would like to tell smart Gabonese people not to resent those who don’t clearly understand the situation of the country, because being smart is like walking behind someone with a walker who is having difficulty moving forward; and you can’t get around them. It drives you crazy. Now imagine this is your brain as an intelligent Gabonese, dealing with most people who don’t have the same capacity to understand the situation of the country.   This blog understands the frustration of smart Gabonese who have to deal with the stupid declarations of Rose-Christiane Ossouka-Raponda and Ali Bongo, about what Gabon has supposedly done to combat the Covi...

        English version   According to the African Development Bank:   1. Africa spends 35 billion US dollars per annum on imported food that can be produced locally. This figure will grow to 100 billion per annum by 2030.   2. Meanwhile, Africa has 65% of the world's uncultivated land.   3. Sadly, 58 million African children under five years old are suffering from malnutrition.   Africa Development Bank President, Akinwumbi Adesine, concluded the following:   "Africa can feed herself and raise resources from agriculture by 1) Grow to fed herself first; 2) Industrialization of agriculture by value addition; and 3) Competitive Expert of its agricultural products.             Version française   Selon la Banque Africaine de Développement:   1. L'Afrique dépense 35 milliards de dollars américains par an pour des aliments importés qui pourraient...

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      English version   A long article published by Africa Intelligence informs us of the reality that Gabon is now Sylvia and Ali Bongo's grocery store. What does this article say?   For their incessant travel between Libreville and London, Ali and Sylvia Bongo are using a Boeing 737 whose official owner is a series of offshore companies which have been concocted for them by traders named Yariv Elbaz and David Salama.   Yariv Elbaz is a Franco-Moroccan Jew and a friend of the slippery Richard Attias. It is he who truly and exclusively manages the Gabonese Strategic Investment Fund (FGIS), even if figureheads’ negroes are appointed to it by the Council of Ministers. It is good to remind you that the FGIS is supposed to be the Future Generations Fund in Gabon.   David Salama is Elbaz’s partner. They are the ones who bought the plane on behalf of a company based in Panama: Verhill Corporate. However, like a Faberge egg, Verhill itse...

 

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          English version   On October 24, 2018, Ali Bongo suffered a stroke in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Since that date, there have been many important official events, in Gabon and abroad, here are a few examples:   • Since October 2018, there have been several face-to-face summits of the African Union; Ali Bongo never came to attend. • Since October 2018, there have been several summits bringing together the heads of state of CEMAC; Ali Bongo never came to attend. • Since October 2018, there have been several face-to-face investitures of African Heads of State; Ali Bongo never came to attend. • Since October 2018, there have been several face-to-face funerals, either for Heads of State, or important African personalities; Ali Bongo never came to attend. • Since October 2018, there have been several face-to-face UN summits in New York; Ali Bongo never came to attend. • Since October 2018, there have been several face-to-fac...

 

 

 

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      English version   The recent media appearance of the Prime Minister, Rose-Christiane Ossouka-Raponda, proved one thing: Gabon is run by people who have too many weaknesses in basic areas, to hope that they would be able to effectively lead Gabon in a promising direction.   Anyone who watched Ossouka-Raponda’s interview would have had enormous difficulties to come away with confidence in her ability to understand her mission, her job, what she needs to prioritize, and what the Gabonese people expect of the government, their government. She did not seem to have any command of her subject and was just blabbering about things superficially and incoherently. This is very concerning.   Somebody who is in a leadership position needs to make people want to follow them, which means that they need to inspire confidence with a clear vision and purpose. Good and Influential leaders use a combination of charisma, and strategic planning to expla...