49 Quotes by Omar Bongo

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.

I am in favor of complete freedom of information and of free access to the new communication tools, in particular the Internet.

Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own.

It is important to stress: Africa is also a victim of the September 11 attacks.

The world is now aware that the most unavoidable and most dangerous weapon that exists is the blind decisiveness of a man ready to sacrifice his life for an obscure cause.

Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.

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.

In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity.

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