"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

English version  The findings drawn by the PASEC report in the video above are alarming: if three out of four students in Francophone Africa finish primary school without mastering the basics of mathematics, the very foundation required for the economy of the future is fractured. Since artificial intelligence demands solid analytical and algorithmic skills, building a technological workforce on such fragile educational foundations is a colossal challenge. However, we must not forget certain levers and realities of the continent: Africa is not a monolith:  The report focuses on Francophone countries (with the case of Ivory Coast). Other hubs,particularly Anglophone ones (Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Rwanda), boast much more dynamic technological ecosystems. Hubs like the "Silicon Savannah" in Kenya or the explosion of tech startups in Lagos prove that part of the continent is already actively integrating into the global digital economy. AI as a tool for leapfrogging:  The...

English version  Make way for the bulldozers!" On Thursday, November 5, 2026, the front page of  L'Union  spreads the headline in capital letters above a striking photo: an orange excavator in the middle of a field of rubble, a gutted building left half-standing, and a few passers-by watching in silence. The photo shows the machine and the ruins. It doesn't show the families who lived there the day before. A state has the right to transform its capital. It even has a duty to do so. But a state must take care not to become indifferent to its citizens' suffering. Modernizing Libreville and respecting the people who live there are not opposing goals: they are the same project, or there is no project at all. What is happening in Okala and Dibadiba The machines went into action on Wednesday, November 4. Two roads are targeted: the stretch from the Okala dispensary to the SEEG power station, and the road linking Lac-Bleu to Dibadiba. The stated goal is to widen the access ro...