"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

Mborantsuo and the ecclesiasts Mborantsuo et les ecclesiates (Photo: Gabonreview) English Version When Marie Madeleine Mborantsuo joins bishops, including the disreputable Basile Mvé Engone, to pretend to agree on the need to organize the next elections in a climate respectful of democratic ethics; one almost feels sick! In recent years we have been accustomed to seeing people who had up to that point, been faithful disciples of the Bongo regime, do their mea culpa and often prove in this reincarnation, their determination to see Gabon change in the direction desired by the majority of the people. But given her background and history, a conversion of Marie Madeleine Mborantsuo, especially while serving in her endless and irremovable position of President of the Constitutional Court, does not seem to us sincere; or even conceivable. What about those bishops who, like Basile Mvé Engone, claim to be concerned about the weakening in Gabon, of all authority and...

English Version An article in Gabonreview tells us that the French in Gabon, in their majority, have decided to distance themselves from the remarks made by Manuel Valls about Ali Bongo. When one looks at the origin and evolution of the French community historically based in Gabon, this posture should not come as a surprise because these French are mostly coming from right-wing circles eager to preserve their privileges in Africa; and this through dictators being in their pocket and muzzling African populations. Ali Bongo is their man! They do not come to Africa in search of democracy, but of rapid enrichment. To give you an idea of the ideology that animates the French of Gabon, let us look at the statistics of the French of Gabon vote during the French presidential election of 2012 which saw François Hollande be elected president of the French republic. There were five polling stations serving the French citizens of Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe. There w...

Ali Bongo in his disguise in Oyem Ali Bongo dans son déguisement, á Oyem (photo: Presse Presidentielle) English Version We had already spoken about this topic in a previous post and we concluded that Ali Bongo was wearing military uniforms, although not a soldier, to appear intimidating and send a message of strength to the population. It is a subliminal way for him to convey his sense of power. Ali Bongo basically uses the military uniform to imply that he is strong and decisive leader. He could tomorrow decide to wear a Muslim robe ad declare himself a divinity and that would be the same. He could tomorrow decide the wear a medical coat and call himself a surgeon, which would be the same logic. The fact is, for this visit of the province of Woleu-Ntem, Ali Bongo invariably uses the military uniform as an unspoken language to say: “I am the sole and all powerful leader of the country; I have power over you and I intend to exercise it with an iron fist. If...

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Germain Ngoyo Moussavou (Photo: Gabonews) English version Manuel Valls was present at Matignon this Monday, 18 January 2016; and yet he let his advisers have the responsibility to meet with Ngoyo Moussavou. We assume that if Manuel Valls believed that explaining his remarks on France 2 required his full attention, he would have met in person with the Ambassador of Gabon. But apparently Manuel Valls had better things to do on this Monday, as he met at its offices in Matignon, with two parliamentary Corsican separatists, Gilles and Jean-Guy Simeoni Talamoni. The famous statement summarizing the meeting between Ngoyo Moussavou and Manuel Valls’advisers, is still pending, but at the Quai d'Orsay, the French spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the following: "France and Gabon have a friendly and trustful relationship. Gabon is to France, a close partner in many areas. It played a very important role in particular for the conclusion of...