Liliane Massala
Liliane Massala | |
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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
Massala is the daughter of politician and diplomat Édouard Bulabul and his wife Christine Bahati. 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.
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
- ^ 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.