Because the world is in economic recession, which worsened since this drama happened, and our country will bear the burden of all of these consequences.
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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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Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own.
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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.
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Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results.
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For about ten years now, the struggle for democracy and the respect of human rights has been in the focus point - if not a commodity - of political groups aiming to rise to power.
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From the time of independences until the end of the Cold War, in spite of the participation of a considerable number of African states in the non-aligned movement, everyone in fact chose to align with one or another of the two major blocks.
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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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I'm not aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize!
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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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In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity.
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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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Information on the Internet must be as free as in the newspapers.
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It is important to stress: Africa is also a victim of the September 11 attacks.
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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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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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The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results.
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The principle of responsibility and collective sanctions is incompatible with the Western concept of justice.
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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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There is an idea of democracy produced by one-sided thinking.
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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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