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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.
But it is important to observe that when Europe or the United Nations impose sanctions that are supposed to be aimed against a certain regime, usually generally millions of people end up being directly punished.
But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability.
But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries.
Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own.
Do not forget that the Arab countries, starting with Algeria and Egypt, are the ones that have paid the heaviest toll because of Islamic terror.
Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results.
For about ten years now, the struggle for democracy and the respect of human rights has been in the focus point - if not a commodity - of political groups aiming to rise to power.
From the time of independences until the end of the Cold War, in spite of the participation of a considerable number of African states in the non-aligned movement, everyone in fact chose to align with one or another of the two major blocks.
Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.
I am in favor of complete freedom of information and of free access to the new communication tools, in particular the Internet.
I'm not aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize!
If the Soviet Union and the United States have not experienced direct military confrontations, on the other hand, they supported, armed and trained Africans, to fight other Africans.
In brief, Western democracy, as other political models, is not exportable to all regions of the world.
In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity.
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.
Information on the Internet must be as free as in the newspapers.
Instead of ideological objectives of a political nature, today we are faced with ideological objectives of economic nature.
It is important to stress: Africa is also a victim of the September 11 attacks.
It is not right to associate the fight against international terrorist networks with an imaginary crusade against Islam.
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Omar Bongo
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BirthDate
30 December, 1935
DeathDate
08 June, 2009
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