Comments on: Gabon: On President Omar Bongo's death

By: Africa, è rivolta (invisibile) anche in Gabon

Africa, è rivolta (invisibile) anche in Gabon — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:45:42 +0000

[...] storia inizia con la morte di Omar Bongo Ondimba [it], Presidente del Gabon, avvenuta nel giugno 2009 dopo aver governato per oltre 40 anni. Obame, ex-ministro dell’interno, sfida il figlio di [...]

By: Gabon: la rivolta invisibile · Global Voices

Gabon: la rivolta invisibile · Global Voices — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:23:54 +0000

[...] quelle vere“: La storia inizia con la morte di Omar Bongo Ondimba [it], Presidente del Gabon, avvenuta nel giugno 2009 dopo aver governato per oltre 40 anni. Obame, ex-ministro dell'interno, sfida il figlio di [...]

By: Global Voices dalam bahasa Indonesia » Gabon: Capres Gunakan Jejaring Sosial dalam Pemilu Bersejarah

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:57:11 +0000

[...] Gabon mempersiapkan pemilu pertama sejak kematian Omar Bongo, seorang kandidat mencoba mencetak sejarah dengan menggunakan sarana jejaring sosial. Bruno Ben [...]

By: Frank O'brien

Frank O'brien — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:17:36 +0000

Roman Catholic Albert Bernard Bongo -rebaptised El Hadj Omar Bongo as a Muslim for convenience, plus Ondimba, his father’s name, 68 years later- died infamously in a clinic in Spain, but, curiously, not in France (his perpetual colonial master supporter) or in Morocco (the proxy country supplying mercenary bodyguards for his personal security). His soul went straight to Hell, to stay “per secula seculorum” (for ever) in the Kingdom of Lucifer with his predecesors, children of Satan, the infamous G. Eyadema of Togo, Idi Amin Dada of Uganda, Jean Bedel Bokassa of Central African Republic and Francisco Macias Nguema of Equatorial Guinea.

By: Global Voices teny Malagasy » Gabon: mampiasa ireo fampitàm-baovao sosialy ny mpirotsaka ho filoham-pirenena amin’ity fifidianana manan-tantara ity

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:02:36 +0000

[...] efa miomana amin'ny fifidianana voalohany taorian'ny nahafatesan'i Omar Bongo, misy kandidà iray miezaka ny manangana tantara miaraka amin'ny fanampian'ireo haino [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Gabon: Presidential Candidate Uses Social Media in Historic Election

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:20:55 +0000

[...] Gabon prepares for its first election since the death of Omar Bongo, one candidate is trying to make history with the aid of social media. Bruno Ben Moubamba, [...]

By: TRIED STONE

TRIED STONE — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:22:05 +0000

THE WORLD IS SHIFTING. UNFORTUNAYELY SOME ARE TOO BLIND TO SEE IT. I AM 37 YEARS OLD AND FROM GABON. BONGO BECAME PRESIDENT BEFORE I WAS BORN. IT IS UNHEARD OF. AFTER MUCH PRAYER FOR CHANGE GOD HAS GIVING GABON AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHIFT WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD AND GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
PEOPLE OF GABON, DO YOU HEAR GOD SPEAKING?
WE NEED SOMEONE NEW, WITH A NEW VISION AND GENUINE COMPASSION FOR THE PEOPLE.
BONGO’S REIGN IS OVER.
GABON IS A COUNTRY, NOT A KINGDOM TO BE PASSED DOWN FROM FATHER TO SON OR FATHER TO DAUGHTER.
THERE IS A SCRIPTURE IN THE BOOK OF ISAIAH THAT READS:” IN THE YEAR THAT KING UZZIAH DIED I SAW THE LORD SITTING UPON A THRONE, HIGH AND LIFTED UP, ….”.
THE PEOPLE HAD BEEN BLINDED FOR SO MANY YEARS.
THE BLINDFOLD CAME OFF. NO MORE EXCUSES.
LOOK UP AND SEE.

By: kimberley ondo

kimberley ondo — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:23:53 +0000

it is sad that this man has died and left his country with a legacy of poverty and misery that could have been aleviated by the wealth that he plundered from the earth, assisted by the French, who at best, thier only redeeming quality, is thier ability to organise wholesale theft from Gabon and to find places for President bongo to stash his stolen riches and aid and abet him in the misery of the people of Gabon.

May he rest in peace – God will judge him now.

By: Agatha Benson

Agatha Benson — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:34:51 +0000

President Omar Bongo was a man of peace. He just lost his wife in March this year. Guys give the family a break to mourn their beloved father. He did what a man can do to keep peace in Gabon. How many countries in Africa are in peace. Not many of them. Only hand full of them.
He was the one that stood by Biafrans when the world turned against us even our own African leaders than. Those Biafrans in Gabon will miss their father. I love people of Gabon because of President Omar Bongo. My goal is to visit Gabon even though my man is dead. My dream is alive.
Gabonese be strong and prayerful. Do not allow outside forces to change the love you have for President Omar Bongo. How can those of us that survive Biafra forget President Omar Bongo. He was only leader we knew then. He took upon himself to save us.

By: Jongoase

Jongoase — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:17:59 +0000

First of all, my condolences to the family of President Alhaj Oumar Bongo and People of Gabon; It is really sad for losing great Africa’s peace man no matter what he was did to the people of Gabon, but this is fate for all human beings. I wish the best to the people of Gabon and entire Africa, whole Africa today is gloomy, god bless you mama Africa, this is the way of life; we hope better to come and peace to Gabon.

By: Victor Chikaipa, University of Malawi, Zomba

Victor Chikaipa, University of Malawi, Zomba — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:26:04 +0000

Elia
Let me condole the believed family, however history will remember Bongo as a man who ruined his own country and ruled with an Iron hand. Am always shocked with African leaders who fail to built ultra-modern hospitals in their own countries and think of getting medical treatment elsewhere. So do you think your poor people are for the lesser equipped hospitals, what picture do you give the westerners? Shame to you African leaders especially those who are there to embezzle our taxes!! Go ye well BONGO
vchikaipa@gmail.com

By: BRE

BRE — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:23:19 +0000

Hello Elia,

We have also been discussing the consequences of Omar Bongo’s sudden demise here in Germany and of course we are hoping that there will be a peaceful and democratic transition of power in Gabon after so many years of one-man rule and dictatorship.

Speculation is high among my West African friends that the presidency will go (automatically) to Omar Bongo’s son Ali-Ben Bongo. As far as the ‘peaceful transition’ part goes, so far so good, and it is interesting to note that a woman (Rose Rogombe, the leader of the Senate) is in charge of the country albeit only temporarily.

Elizabeth Dickinson of Foreign Policy Magazine’s FP Passport blog has linked to your roundup in her latest post on the death of Bongo. You may want to give her a thank you for the attention and increased traffic to your post when you can find the time:

‘Africa’s longest-ruling leader dies. Does his era die with him? 06/08/2009
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/06/08/gabons_omar_bongo_dies_does_his_era_die_with_him

Has French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the French courts made any progress on locating Gabon’s stolen loot? Non? Schade.

By: …My heart’s in Accra » Goodbye to Bongo

…My heart’s in Accra » Goodbye to Bongo — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:23:37 +0000

[...] Varela Serra has a good roundup of Francophone bloggers reactions to Bongo’s death, including a quote from commenter Akin on AfricanLoft: “The greatest indictment of his [...]

By: Ali Bongo nouveau président du Gabon? | Poligize

Ali Bongo nouveau président du Gabon? | Poligize — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:03:15 +0000

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By: Agbessi

Agbessi — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:33:50 +0000

Bongo, just like the late Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo has ruined his country in his 41 years in power and needs to be forgotten but… wait it’ll be hard to forget him if his son is put in power, and I think that’s what’s going to happen.