Oligui toilet paper: When Gabonese soldiers get involved in a viral joke

Humor can sometimes emerge where you least expect it, and this time, it is the effigy of Gabonese transitional president, Brice Oligui Nguema, that has found itself at the center of an unexpected initiative. Following the arrest of a 15-year-old for "insulting" the president, a group of mischievous entrepreneurs decided to transform this event into an action that is both humorous and protest: the creation of toilet paper bearing the image of the head of state, accompanied by the striking slogan "Don't get your t-shirts dirty anymore" .

A satirical product that causes a sensation

This toilet paper quickly made headlines, especially on social media, where the joke quickly went viral. On the creators' online store, the stock was already showing "sold out" shortly after the product went on sale. When interviewed by our editorial staff, the entrepreneurs behind this initiative were keen to point out that the primary objective was not to profit from the situation, but to denounce the teenager's arrest and protest against the repression of freedoms .

"We just wanted to send a message in response to this detention, and apparently it was heard," they explained.

Thousands of packs sold, military at the top of buyers

Despite the creators' claim that the product was not intended to make money, they still confirmed that they have sold several thousand packs of this satirical toilet paper. And when we asked them who the main buyers were, the answer was as surprising as it was amusing: 80% of the sales are destined to be shipped to Gabon , and the creators claim, according to their sources, that the buyers are mainly military personnel .

Apparently, the latter found the joke particularly funny, despite their position within the state apparatus. "We were surprised to discover that military personnel were among the first to place orders. They took the joke with humor," they revealed to us.

A protest under the cover of humor

While the situation is laughable, it also illustrates how humor can be used as a form of protest. The toilet paper, which comes in packaging reminiscent of the T-shirts used by the teenager in his controversial video, has sparked mixed reactions. Some see it as a clever way to criticize repression , while others see the initiative as a way to laugh off authority .

In any case, this unique product has managed to divert a serious incident into a symbolic act, while highlighting the tensions currently affecting Gabon.