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THE BAN ON THE IMPORT OF CHICKEN MEAT IS NOW MUTE! L’INTERDICTION DE L’IMPORTATION DE POULET DE CHAIR EST DÉSORMAIS CADUQUE!

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English version  Here is the English translation: Political ambition inevitably runs up against the wall of empirical reality. The initial announcement of a strict ban on broiler chicken imports, held up as a symbol of Gabon's food sovereignty, has just undergone a major semantic redefinition. During her recent appearance on Gabon 24, the Minister of Planning and Foresight, Louise Pierrette Mvono, subtly recast this deadline as a mere "process." This government adjustment highlights the classic gaps between conceptual macroeconomic planning and operational execution on the ground. The Weight of the Structural Deficit Decreeing a protectionist barrier without first strengthening national production capacity was a pragmatic misjudgment. Gabon's local production currently tops out at around 4,000 tonnes per year, while national demand comfortably exceeds 55,000 tonnes. A genuine poultry sector cannot be created by political will alone. It requires a complex, integrated v...
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TO GOVERN IS TO PLAN! GOUVERNER C’EST PRÉVOIR!

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English version  Voici la traduction : On November 9, 2026, CBON announced an additional 4 billion CFA francs to complete compensation for the families of Okala, Diba-Diba and Lac Bleu. Each family will receive a serviced plot with a land title in its name, and the government will have to report on every case. The measure is welcome. But one question arises: why wasn't this thought of sooner? To govern is to foresee, as the saying goes. Warnings Raised as Early as June The residents were not caught off guard by the project. On June 5, the Okala, Delta and Ciciba Collective publicly appealed to CBON. They were not opposed to the road widening. They were calling for dialogue and guarantees of compensation, while their homes had already been marked for demolition. The administration itself acknowledged planning errors. The first red markings in Okala were based on a right-of-way deemed too wide, spreading anxiety well beyond the homes actually affected. The timeline also raises questi...
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FILMING A PUBLIC ACTION IS NOT A CRIME ! FILMER UNE ACTION PUBLIQUE N’EST PAS UN CRIME !

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English version  A journalist filming a public operation threatens no one. Assaulting her to stop her is an attack on every Gabonese citizen's right to know what is happening in their own country. According to TV+ Afrique, its journalist Delle Maroundou was roughed up by law enforcement officers and prevented from filming the ongoing demolitions in Delta. A public operation should take place in public view The demolitions in Greater Libreville are not a private matter. They were announced by the government, launched on November 4 in the presence of members of the executive, and affect entire stretches of road in Akanda, between the former Delta Postal and the Petit marché Delta. An action carried out in the name of the public interest, on public roads, with public resources, must be open to scrutiny. If everything is done by the book, the footage will show it. Banning cameras, on the other hand, raises a question: what is there to see that someone does not want shown? Behind every ...
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