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WHAT IS THIS STUPIDITY ? QU’EST-CE QUE C’EST QUE CETTE BÊTISE ?

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English version  Here’s the English translation: CBON has just announced that he intends to have his government initiated into Ndjobi, a traditional initiatory society from Haut-Ogooué known for its oath, which binds whoever takes it to mystical sanctions in case of perjury. First, the Fang and their all-powerful patriarchy must surely be wondering why it wasn’t Melane that was chosen to endorse this nonsense of governance by mysticism. Where exactly is CBON going with this? Subjecting ministers to a traditional oath tramples on the Gabonese constitution, insofar as the country is secular. You cannot force people who are not of Ndjobi tradition to adhere to this initiatory practice if they want to be ministers; that’s coercion, and we are no longer in a secular state governed by law. What foolishness, wanting to mix traditional ritual and state power. When it’s the head of state who expresses the wish to commit such a massive blunder, the question of the ministers’ consent inevitab...
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NOTHING NEW IN THE GABONESE HANGER ON UNIVERSE! RIEN DE NOUVEAU DANS L’UNIVERS PRÉBENDIER GABONAIS!

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English version  When you look at what’s happening in Gabon, you’re forced to conclude, as one of our readers amusingly put it while paraphrasing the French chemist Lavoisier: “in Gabon, nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is prebended.” When you look at the trajectory of certain moralizers who move successively closer to different, rival powers, one cannot help but detect a shameless, unapologetic opportunism. An artist or public figure who multiplies photos opportunities with the new leaders, whoever they may be, is naturally seeking to preserve or renew access, favors, or social standing, and that is the very meaning of the word hanger-on. In our Gabonese world, a large part of the current political and social elite, including CBON himself, comes from the same inner circle, and moving between the two powers in succession reflects a continuity of the system implicitly acknowledged by opportunists of every stripe. In our country, where access to resources, positions, p...
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WITH THIS MEASURE, EVEN THE MOST RECKLESS OF THE KUNABELISTS WILL LOSE THEIR SPEECH! AVEC CETTE MESURE, MÊMES LES PLUS TÉMÉRAIRES DES KOUNABELISTES EN PERDRONT LEUR LATIN!

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WHY DID GABON FEEL THE NEED TO FUDGE ITS DEMOGRAPHIC NUMBERS ? POURQUOI LE GABON A-T-IL RESSENTI LE BESOIN D’AUGMENTER SES CHIFFRES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES ?

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English version  Gabon’s new census (RGPL 2026), validated by the Constitutional Court in late August 2026, set the population at 3,518,621 inhabitants, a 94% increase over 13 years compared to the 2013 census figure of 1,811,079.  A growth rate of 94% over a fixed time of 13 years is unheard of; here’s why: At the world’s current average growth rate (~0.9%/year), doubling and near-doubling take a long time: a 94% growth would take roughly 74 years at that rate. At the fastest sustained national growth rates ever recorded in the entire world (3.5–3.9%/year, seen in a handful of countries like Niger or Chad, driven by very high fertility), 94% growth would take about 18–20 years. At the peak of global population growth (the 1960s–70s, when the world grew around 2.1%/year), it would take about 32 years to grow by 94%. So where does Gabon’s claimed jump land? It went from 1,811,079 to 3,518,621 in 13 (2013 to 2026). Working backward, that implies a sustained annual growth rate of...
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