Guy-Bertrand Mapangou
GabonpoliticianMale8.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Guy-Bertrand Mapangou served as Gabon's Minister of Forests but was dismissed following the scandal known as Kévazingo gate, which involved the illegal trafficking of precious timber.
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Guy Bertrand Mapangou, the president of CESEC, contests interpretations that the decree would prohibit traditional practices related to iboga.
Iboga : Guy Bertrand Mapangou dénonce les «fausses interprétations» du décret du 22 mai et réfute une interdiction des pratiques traditionnelles | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2026-06-19Guy Bertrand Mapangou is the President of the Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council advocating for the recognition and protection of Iboga as a strategic and identity-rich heritage of Gabon.
[Tribune] Pourquoi Guy Bertrand Mapangou défend l’Iboga comme un patrimoine inaliénable du Gabon | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2026-06-02
Guy Bertrand Mapangou is the President of the Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council (CESEC) who has been recognized for his remarkable work.
[Tribune] Iboga : le Gabon affirme sa souveraineté sur un patrimoine stratégique mondial – Gabonreview.comGabon· 2026-05-27
Guy-Bertrand Mapangou is the president of the Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council (CESEC) in Gabon.
Suspension fiscale : Mapangou salue la mesure mais alerte sur «la roublardise de certains commerçants» | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2026-02-19Guy Bertrand Mapangou is the president of the CESEC and advocates for its institutional utility.
Le CESEC, «une institution de convenance» ? Mapangou assure que non | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2026-02-18Guy Bertrand Mapangou is the president of the CESEC and is addressing issues of insecurity and the Iboga plant.
Rentrée du CESEC : les crimes de sang et l’Iboga au cœur d’une session de 21 jours | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2026-02-18
Guy Bertrand Mapangou is the president of the Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council (CESEC) in Gabon.
Gabon : les sénateurs de la 5ᵉ législature interrompue sollicitent reconnaissance et compensation | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2026-02-13
Guy Bertrand Mapangou is the president of the Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council (CESEC) in Gabon.
Analyses macroéconomiques : le FMI-Afrique propose son expertise au CESEC du Gabon | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2026-01-14
Guy Bertrand Mapangou proposed the possibility of reinstating the death penalty in Gabon due to the rise in violent crimes.
Gabon : Face à la crise sécuritaire, vers un referendum sur la peine de mort ? | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2026-01-12
Guy Bertrand Mapangou, the president of the Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council, proposed a referendum to restore the death penalty in Gabon.
Gabon : l’association SOS Prisonniers appelle à dire non au retour de la peine de mort | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2026-01-11
Guy-Bertrand Mapangou was removed from his position as Minister of Forests amid the Kevazingo gate scandal.
[Rétroviseur] Six affaires, six énigmes d’État : le Gabon et ses enquêtes fantômes | Gabonreview.comGabon· 2025-08-07
