English version After August 30, 2023, many Gabonese thought: "other times, other customs"; in the new Gabon, nothing or almost nothing will be the same as before. We had been assured that the country's new strongman, Brice-Clotaire Oligui-Nguema, wanted to be supported, but above all not sacralized. In short, the cult of personality was nothing more than a disgusting relic that had to be put in the same dustbin of history that was to welcome the PDG. But today, the cults of personality, and the PDG, have recovered. The assumed courtisans are back with the zeal of the convert. We may find it difficult to breathe during the next election campaign. As under Bongo father and son, all the courtisans cannot pronounce a sentence without telling you in the preamble that what they are about to say is stated "in accordance with the instructions of the President of the Republic, the Brigadier General, His Excellency...", it is staggering and appalling....