Because the world is in economic recession, which worsened since this drama happened, and our country will bear the burden of all of these consequences.

In spite of our poverty and our economic dependence, we do not have to give in, neither because we are sometimes abandoned nor because of the wish of some nations to impose their economic or political models.

Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results.

Instead of ideological objectives of a political nature, today we are faced with ideological objectives of economic nature.

But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability.

My actions to promote peace, the mediation missions which I carried out during many conflicts, which very often occurred between brothers of the same country, are not driven by any ulterior motives or any calculations based on personal ambitions.