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WHEN A DESERT COUNTRY BRINGS DRINKING WATER TO A COUNTRY WHERE IT RAINS 9 MONTHS OUT OF 12! QUAND UN PAYS DÉSERTIQUE APPORTE L’EAU POTABLE À UN PAYS OÙ IL PLEUT 9 MOIS SUR 12!

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English version   In Gabon, the name of the  Estuaire  province derives its origin from a simple but central geographical reality for the region: it is organized around this vast arm of the sea where the waters of the Komo River and the Remboué River flow into the Atlantic Ocean. It is this immense body of water that geographically separates the capital, Libreville, on the right bank, from Pointe Denis on the left bank. The name  Haut-Ogooué  follows the same hydrological logic as the other provinces crossed by the great river. Moyen-Ogooué  follows a simple geographical logic linked to the course of the Ogooué River, which is the backbone of the country. The name  Ngounié  is directly drawn from hydrology. The province is named after this important tributary of the Ogooué which crosses it from south to north. It is the backbone of the region, passing through key cities like Mouila (the provincial capital) and Fougamou. Nyanga  province takes...
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SI CECI EST VRAI, ALORS POURQUOI TAXER LE QUIDAMS? SI CECI EST VRAI, ALORS POURQUOI TAXER LE QUIDAMS?

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English version   Since July 2024, Assala Energy has officially come under the Gabonese flag. The Gabon Oil Company (GOC), the national hydrocarbons company, is the owner of Assala. We are told that Assala produces 57,000 barrels of oil daily. Very well; but an estimate of the value of this production for December 11, 2025, based on current rates (Brent crude around $61.30 and a Dollar/CFA exchange rate of approximately 560 FCFA), indicates that a production of 57,000 barrels per day represents a gross value of about 2 billion FCFA. This amounts to a total value of 730 billion CFA francs per year. When we reflect a little deeper, we realize that a single day of Assala’s production brings in as much revenue as the housing tax they want to impose on the Gabonese people. Dear readers, where is the Assala money going? Version française  Depuis juillet 2024, Assala Energy est officiellement passée sous pavillon gabonais. La Gabon Oil Company (GOC), la société nationale des hydrocar...
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NO MR. OYIMA, THE GABONESE ARE NOT AFRAID OF DEBT; THEY ARE AFRAID OF YOUR MANAGEMENT! NON MONSIEUR OYIMA, LES GABONAIS N’ONT PAS PEUR DE LA DETTE; ILS ONT PEUR DE VOTRE GESTION!

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English version   During his recent appearance on the state broadcaster  Gabon Télévision , Henri-Claude Oyima, the Gabonese "Minister" of the economic sphere, stated that Gabonese citizens should not be afraid of debt. We are here to respond to Mr. Oyima by suggesting that fear is not the right word to describe the Gabonese public's reaction. No, given the Bongo management style—which Oyima embodies and which has plundered the country—it is better to be extremely vigilant. Debt is a double-edged sword: it is an engine for growth if controlled, but a powerful drag if it becomes unsustainable. To address this issue, we must distinguish between two levels: state (public) debt and household (private) debt. What the Gabonese people fear is that, after having plundered the country and indebted it to the hilt, the "Bongo method" personified by Oyima is now coming to attack households' private assets. The residence tax is just the beginning of this assault. This is...
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