"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

      English version   The government of Gabon has just announced that the National Archives building, located by the sea and deemed obsolete, will be demolished and rebuilt. Very well! But what exactly are National Archives?   The National Archives are the country's official institution responsible for collecting, preserving, and communicating documents produced by the State, its central administrations, and all entities of national interest. They represent Gabon's historical and administrative memory.   The main mission of the National Archives is to preserve official documents (laws, decrees, treaties, ministerial correspondence, reports, etc.) that bear witness to the government's history and operation. In France, for example, the National Archives were created during the French Revolution to centralize State archives.   The National Archives aim to make these documents accessible to citizens, researchers, historians—in sho...

 

      English version   The current evictions in Libreville are, in fact, an obscene and brutal exercise in impoverishing the people.   Yes, dear readers, and again, yes, the destruction of homes in Libreville will further impoverish the people who lived there and have been displaced to unknown destinations. This is due to several crucial reasons:   1.       Loss of housing and property: Displaced residents lose their homes and much of their possessions during demolitions. They find themselves homeless and must rebuild their lives from scratch, which is extremely difficult for already vulnerable populations. These families had invested everything they owned in building their homes, which have now been destroyed. Forced evictions in Libreville are carried out without sufficient notice or adequate compensation, ensuring that the populations lose out on all fronts. Families lose everything and receive nothing in ret...

      English version   Dear readers, the ongoing evictions in Libreville are now clearly understood: shopping malls, restaurants, and luxury apartment buildings will rise from the rubble of the destroyed residences. The investors and future owners will be the Lebanese and Chinese communities, partnered with barons of the Oligui regime and former Omarists.   The story of the Sainte Marie valley evictions was concocted because the Louis neighbohood, once a Mpongwe village and now under the influence of the Lebanese and Chinese, has become too small for these voracious businessmen. The Lebanese and Chinese speculators want to connect Louis to the Boulevard Triomphal, to turn it into a massive business district stretching from the Baie des Rois to PK5.   All Gabonese people living in this area will eventually be driven out to make way for the Chinese and Lebanese, who will build their shopping centers, hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, and so on. ...

      English version   The C'BON regime has just announced that it will provide 250 two-bedroom houses in Bikele Zong, near Ntoum, at least 30 kilometers from Libreville, for the displaced people of the Sainte Marie valley.   But there seems to be a small problem: at least 5,000 families are homeless, and only 250 of them are being offered rehousing. Here are our questions for C'BON, the great mathematician:   How will he choose the 250 families who will receive the houses?   Since there's no reliable register of displaced persons, on what basis will the distribution be made? Based on land titles? No, because very few of the displaced had them. On what, then?   250 is 5% of 5,000. How will the remaining 95% be housed?   C'BON has 250 houses to distribute to 5,000 families; but the oliguists will tell us that he himself knows what he's doing and that he will find a solution.         ...

 

    English version   To the readers who write to us to ask why said that the Gabonese people elected a psychopath as president, we say the following:   When discussing a psychopathic leader or president for a country, it's important to understand that "psychopathy" is a clinical personality disorder. Applying such a label to a public figure is usually done from a psychological or behavioral perspective, rather than a formal diagnosis, as diagnosing requires direct clinical evaluation.   However, in common discourse and psychological analyses of leadership, a psychopathic leader refers to an individual in a position of power who exhibits a significant cluster of traits associated with psychopathy. These traits are typically characterized by a lack of empathy, in that a psychopathic leader struggles to genuinely understand or share the feelings of others. They may intellectually recognize emotions but lack the emotional resonance, making them capa...

      English version   C’BON was elected by the Gabonese people with 95% of the votes. Since then, he has been on a tear, destroying homes and making thousands of families homeless. All this in the name of gentrification.   Gentrification is a process of neighborhood change characterized by a significant economic and demographic shift in a historically depressed and neglected area. It involves an influx of capital through real estate investment, leading to new construction and overall upgrading of the built environment. As the area becomes more desirable and housing costs increase, more affluent individuals and households move into the neighborhood. This influx of new residents leads to changes not only in income levels but also in the social and cultural character of the community.   The defining and often controversial aspect of gentrification is the displacement of the original, typically lower-income residents for the benefits of mo...

      English version   The question of who is responsible for the existence of shantytowns is complex and doesn't have a simple answer of solely the people living there to be a fault. It's generally understood to be a multifaceted issue stemming from a combination of systemic failures and individual circumstances.   The primary driver of people creating shantytowns in Gabon is the severe shortage of affordable and adequate housing, especially in rapidly urbanizing areas. The government consistently fails to implement effective housing policies or invest sufficiently in public housing programs that cater to low-income populations.   This in turn leads to a mismatch between urban growth and infrastructure development. This includes insufficient provision of basic services like water, sanitation, electricity, and waste management. Also, the lack of land regulation drives up land prices, making it inaccessible for the poor. Governments ofte...