Liliane Massala
Liliane Massala | |
|---|---|
 Massala in 2020 | |
| High Representative of Gabon to France and Andorra | |
| In office 20 October 2020 – 16 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda Alain Claude Bilie By Nze Raymond Ndong Sima |
| Preceded by | Flavien Enongoue |
| Succeeded by | Marie-Edith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1964 |
| Alma mater | Université du Québec à Montréal (MBA) |
Liliane Massala (born 12 December 1964) is a Gabonese civil servant and diplomat. She was the High Representative of Gabon to France and Andorra from October 2020 to April 2024.
Biography
[edit]Massala is the daughter of politician and diplomat Édouard Bulabul and his wife Christine Bahati.[citation needed] She studied a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) at the Université du Québec à Montréal in Canada.[1]
In 2010, Massala led an economic mission from Gabon to Serbia and the Republic of San Marino.[citation needed]
From 2012 to 2014, Massala was Secretary General at the Ministry of Family and Social Affairs.[1]
From 2014 until 2020, Massala was Secretary General at the Ministry of Communication and the Digital Economy.[1] She founded the International Institute for Advanced Education and Training (IIEFA) in Gabon, which specialises in digital professions.[1][2]
Massala was appointed as Gabon's High Representative to France and Andorra and as delegate the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) from 20 October 2020.[1][3][4] She was the third woman appointed to this post, following Honorine Dossou Naki and Félicité Ongouori Ngoubili.[2] Massala presented her credentials to Pierre-Christian Soccoja, the Deputy Director of State Protocol and Diplomatic Events at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.[5] She served as High Representative until 16 April 2024 and was succeeded by Marie-Edith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny in June 2024.[5][6][7][8]
As Ambassador, Massala requested that the French Minister of Ecology and President of COP21, Ségolène Royal, host a series of virtual conferences on environmental issues for Gabonese students in France.[9] She also attended the opening of Gabon's new consulate in Marseille in 2022.[10]
Alongside her civil service and diplomacy career, Massala has founded Moza Consulting.[11][12] In February 2025, with Michel Fossaert she co-organised a conference held at the InterContinental Paris le Grand Hotel titled "Agriculture and Food Security in Africa."[11][13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Ossa, Marceau Ndong (4 September 2020). "[Analyse] Pourquoi la nomination de Liliane Massala au poste d'ambassadeur du Gabon en France est perçue par Paris comme un « excellent signal »". La Libreville (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Ambassade du Gabon en France : Liliane Massala au pinacle !". Actualité du Gabon (in French). 3 September 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "FRANCE/GABON: How Paris mended fences with Libreville". Africa Intelligence. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Tambwe, William (27 October 2020). "La nouvelle ambassadrice du Gabon en France déjà en fonction". Africtelegraph - Toute l'actualité africaine (in French). Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Nomination du nouvel ambassadeur du Gabon en France : Liliane Massala par ici la sortie !". TOP INFOS GABON (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Makessi, Iris Obanga (24 January 2024). "Gabon: Liliane Massala débarquée du poste d'Ambassadeur en France". Gabon Media Time (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Gabon-France : Liliane Massala désormais à son poste". union.sonapresse.com (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Mapiya, Casimir (16 December 2023). "France: Marie-Edith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny en remplacement de Liliane Massala?". Gabon Media Time (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Diplomatie environnementale: Liliane Massala devise avec Ségolène Royal". Gabonreview.com | Actualité du Gabon | (in French). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Le Gabon installe son nouveau consulat à Marseille". La Libreville (in French). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Sécurité alimentaire. "Nous pensons que la diaspora africaine de France, dans les secteurs agroalimentaires, a un rôle important à jouer"". africaradio.com (in French). 3 February 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Ranner-Luxin, Lise-Marie (8 March 2025). "Liliane Marat Massala : de la diplomatie à l'engagement pour le développement africain - Divas - Le Magazine Afropolitain" (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Essone, Lyonnel Mbeng (12 February 2025). "Sécurité alimentaire en Afrique : MOZA Consulting et Agro Finance Africa mobilisent experts et décideurs à Paris". Gabon Media Time (in French). Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Global Africa Telesud (4 February 2025). Agriculture : "Les chiffres que nous recevons sont très alarmants" Liliane Marat Massala. Retrieved 20 June 2025 – via YouTube.