Gabon: General Oligui Nguema denounces France’s variable-geometry assessment of coups d’état

France, considering itself the owner of certain territories in the African continent, has always taken a perverse pleasure in meddling in the political affairs of its former colonies, seeking to always have a say. This paternalism is now rejected by Pan-Africanists and enlightened leaders, especially the new generation of Heads of State who have come to power through coups d’état included the Gabonese General Oligui Nguema

From Mali to Gabon, passing through Burkina Faso and Niger, leaders who believe it is time to take the destiny of their countries into their own hands no longer intend to let any world power dictate their course of action.

During a meeting with French officials, the President of the Gabonese transition, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, did not mince words in making it clear to France that Gabon has only duplicated what France itself endorsed and applauded in 1958.

The new leader of Gabon finds it incomprehensible that the coup d’état carried out by General de Gaulle in May 1958 to establish a new foundation for the French republic is still perceived as a saving act, and France still venerates the memory of him as the liberator.

But at the same time, it questions the events of August 30 that allowed the Gabonese people to liberate themselves from a fifty-year dynasty and enable them to put Gabon on a new path for development.

For the leader of the Gabonese junta, there is no reason to let France criticize the political decisions of Francophone countries that have chosen to wipe the slate clean and rewrite a new page in their history to embark on a political and economic evolution for the greater good of their nations.

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Iann OBIANG