"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

    English version   There is one thing many Gabonese agree upon without any dissent, either in thought or action: that is that their country does not deserve the lowly place it is in today in view of its natural blessings.   Providence has given Gabon with a fertile land to be developed at will.     Many analysts often argue about why some countries develop and some others don’t. Development depends on the ability of one nation to master and control its environment by developing it to the best of its ability. In Gabon, people are rooted into habits of sycophancy, glorifying its contradictions and praying for their condition to magically change while they worship those in power.   Many, if not most of Gabon governance problems can indeed be traced to the activities of sycophants.   We have recently seen Brice-Clotaire Oligui-Nguema returning to Libreville from Brazzaville, under the acclamation of thousands of people, bused ...

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      English version   F.D.A. Plans to Ban Hair Straighteners With Formaldehyde   The products, often marketed to Black women, have been linked to an increased risk of uterine cancer.   By Roni Caryn Rabin and Christina Jewett     The Food and Drug Administration has proposed banning hair-straightening products that contain or emit formaldehyde, more than a decade after the cosmetic industry’s own experts declared the products unsafe.   Frequent use of chemical hair straighteners has been linked to a possible increase in the risk of developing cancer of the uterus, which is also called endometrial cancer. Women who use the products often face more than twice the risk of those who do not.   Other studies have linked hair straighteners and dyes to breast and ovarian cancer. The agency’s scientists deemed formaldehyde to be a human carcinogen seven years ago, and its lawyers started drafting a proposed ban the...

      English version   The World Is Becoming More African   By Declan Walsh     Astonishing change is underway in Africa, where the population is projected to nearly double to 2.5 billion over the next quarter-century — an era that will not only transform many African countries, experts say, but also radically reshape their relationship with the rest of the world.   Birthrates are tumbling in richer nations, creating anxiety about how to care for, and pay for, their aging societies. But Africa’s baby boom continues apace, fueling the youngest, fastest growing population on earth.   In 1950, Africans made up 8 percent of the world’s people. A century later, they will account for one-quarter of humanity, and at least one-third of all young people aged 15 to 24, according to United Nations forecasts.   The median age on the African continent is 19. In India, the world’s most populous country, it is 28. In Chin...