All Omar Bongo Quotes
The resources of our continent attract, more than ever, the interests of rich countries.
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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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There is an idea of democracy produced by one-sided thinking.
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The principle of responsibility and collective sanctions is incompatible with the Western concept of justice.
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If the Soviet Union and the United States have not experienced direct military confrontations, on the other hand, they supported, armed and trained Africans, to fight other Africans.
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The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results.
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Information on the Internet must be as free as in the newspapers.
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The shock caused by the September 11 events has also lead to a thorough reflection on the existing disparity between rich and poor countries, on the misery of populations of the South.
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I am in favor of complete freedom of information and of free access to the new communication tools, in particular the Internet.
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Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.
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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.
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Instead of ideological objectives of a political nature, today we are faced with ideological objectives of economic nature.
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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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The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.
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