"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

Christian Magnagna, the Gabonese Budget Minister Christian Magnagna, le ministre Gabonais du Budget (Photo: L’Union) English Version The Ali Bongo regime wants to use the announcements of increases of the Gabonese budget as evidence of the economic health of the country. Error, because it is just another exercise conjured by a regime wanting to put a smokescreen in front of its economic failures and present figures out of context as evidence of an economic upturn in Gabon. No, let’s bring these impostors back to the reality on the ground. Recently, the Ali Bongo regime announced an increase in the State budget for the year 2015 of nearly 8% over the previous year; bringing the budget to almost 3.189 trillion CFA francs. This announcement has been translated in state media, always in raving terms, as the evidence of the financial health of the country, which of course is purely and simply an intellectual deception, because obviously these people think that the Ga...

Places having an American military presence in Africa Lieux ayant une présence militaire américaine en Afrique (Image : The Nation) English Version In a recent article, the US magazine “The Nation” published an article entitled: “The US Military's Pivot to Africa” in which it was explaining the startling size, scope, and recent growth of US operations on the African continent. In that article, it was revealed that from north to south, east to west, the Horn of Africa to the Sahel, from the heart of the continent to the islands off its coasts, there was now evidence of a US military presence, in the form of base construction, security cooperation engagements, training exercises, advisory deployments, special operations missions, and a growing logistics network. In Africa, according to that magazine, the Pentagon is increasingly engaged in shadowy operations whose details are neither well understood nor made public at all. But Africa is clearly the battle...

Firmin Ollo (photo;PLMM) English Version The simplest expressions are sometimes the most refined and ingenious, say the sages. We have again gotten proof to that thanks to a compatriot who in the captivating meeting and chatting place, for restless Gabonese, that is "Info Kinguélé"; in his own way, wanted to remind people of the martyrdom lived by the very courageous Firmin Ollo. We will say no more and will let you enjoy this reminder full of simplicity, compassion and sincerity. May those supporting Ali Bongo remember that it is through moral strength that a frail individual by the name of Mahatma Gandhi brought down the British crown. The arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice; said Martin Luther King! The current situation is brilliantly depicted by Petit Leon Mba-Minkoh on Info Kinguélé Name: OLLO OBIANG Name: Firmin Nationality: Gabonese Occupation: Student/Activist Current Residence: Central Prison of Gros Bouquet (Libreville...

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English Version This article has been reproduced from the original published in the American magazine "Foreign Policy" and it is of primary importance for a country like Gabon which is a producer of oil and natural gas. To read the original article, click here Version Française Cet article est traduit de l’original paru dans le magazine américain « Foreign Policy » et il est d’une importance première pour un pays comme la Gabon qui est producteur de pétrole et de gaz naturel. Quand les pétrodollars s’épuisent De Daniel Altman Les prix de vente du pétrole et du gaz naturelle sont en train de s’écrouler. Et certains pays sont terriblement mal préparés à cette chute. Il est bon d'être Vladimir Poutine ces derniers temps. Le président russe peut se permettre de ridiculiser la plupart des pays européens sans en craindre les conséquences, vu leur dépendance pour son gaz naturel. Mais en même temps, les clients de Poutine sont probab...

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