- Statesman | December 30, 1935 - June 8, 2009
Instead of ideological objectives of a political nature, today we are faced with ideological objectives of economic nature.
Omar Bongo
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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.
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Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own.
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The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.
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It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.
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The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states.
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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.
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I'm not aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize!
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But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability.
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In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity.
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In brief, Western democracy, as other political models, is not exportable to all regions of the world.
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The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results.
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