A COUNTRY WITH A LOT OF POSSIBILITIES

Book excerpt: Few countries in the world have a real chance of being free, independent and prosperous as the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. But trying to reinvent the wheel so often calls into question not only the credibility but also the efficiency of trying to build castles on sand. Many regions have missed the opportunity to grow because of many bad decisions, behind which only corruption and ignorance prevailed. To fly without learning to walk is risky enough, but to build a nation without national objectives, without nationalism, patriotism and brotherhood, is to relive the past of subjugation to darkness. It is true, we are all Guineans, but what some people feel for their brothers is often questioned when they oppress with all their decisions, the well-being of a majority that no longer knows how to express itself, that apolitical majority that only asks and demands peace, well-being and prosperity, because it is more than its right. But to talk like this in this country is more than talking about politics, it is offensive to those who tolerate neither justice nor freedom, because to talk about peace is painful for those who destroy peace. Javier Clemente Engonga, 22.07.2021