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.

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

We do not control the trade of our resources, which are an important factor of prosperity for the dominant nations.

The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.

Therefore, every country has to understand that fighting against international terrorism is not for the sake of the United States, but for the sake of themselves, and, to a larger extent, in the name of stability of international relations.

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

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