WHY ARE THE GABONESE PEOPLE BANGING ON POTS ? POURQUOI LES GABONAIS TAPENT-ILS SUR DES CASSEROLES?

 



 

 

English version

 

In Gabon, pots and pans have become tools of protests for the Gabonese people, against the excesses of their government in the so-called measures to fight the coronavirus.

 

Since Tuesday 17 February 18, 2021, at 8 p.m. the banging of pots is filling the sound space in Gabon. Residents of Libreville, the country’s capital, unleash a volley of pan rattling, as a moment of dissent and protest against the draconian lockdown measures taken by the state, in a context where Covid-19 has only caused 71 fatalities in Gabon for 1 year.

 

This way of protesting is ideal for the Gabonese people, because these kitchen tools are widely available, but also because this mode of protest allows for somebody to stay within their home or their neighborhood, and yet be able to effectively protest against the government measures.

 

 

 

 

Version française

 

Au Gabon, les casseroles sont devenues des outils de contestation pour le peuple gabonais, contre les dérives de leur gouvernement dans les soi-disant mesures de lutte contre le coronavirus.

 

Depuis le mardi 17 février 2021, à 20h le claquement de casseroles emplit l'espace sonore au Gabon. Les habitants de Libreville, la capitale du pays, déchaînent une volée de tapage, comme moment de dissidence et de protestation contre les mesures draconiennes de verrouillage du pays, prises par l’État, dans un contexte où la Covid-19 n’a fait que 71 morts au Gabon, depuis 1 an.

 

Cette façon de protester est idéale pour le peuple gabonais, car ces ustensiles de cuisine sont largement disponibles, mais aussi parce que ce mode de protestation permet à quelqu'un de rester chez soi ou dans son quartier, tout en pouvant protester efficacement contre les mesures gouvernementales.

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