"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

 

 

      English Version   The picture above shows hydroelectric Hoover Dam, located at the border of Nevada and Arizona in the USA. It was built from 1931 to 1936 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt at a cost of $ 49 million (29 billion CFAF), during the great depression in the USA.   This dam is built on Lake Mead, an artificial lake built by the US government for this purpose; and has a capacity of producing 2080 megawatt (MW) of electricity. Today Hoover Dam generates electricity for   Hoover Dam generates, on average, about 4 billion kilowatt-hours of hydroelectric power each year for use in Nevada, Arizona, and California - enough to serve 1.3 million people.   Compared to many Gabonese rivers, Lake mead is nothing and dozens of Hoover Dams could be built in Gabon. If Gabon had only 2 Hoover Dams, there would be enough energy for the entire population in all 9 provinces.   But in today’s situation, the Kingu é l é dam in Gabon produces 57.6-MW hydropower. T

    English Version   Many people talk about patriotism, even claim to be patriots and shout it loud and clear. But few people live it and demonstrate it.   Patriotism is supposed to be the feeling and demonstration of one's love for one's country. To be patriotic is to fight for one's country, on whatever front.   On Sunday, April 14, 2024, in the program "Plateau Spécial" on Gabon 1ère, they dealt with the problem of the scourge of drugs that now threatens Gabonese youth.   After an hour and 30 minutes of broadcast, Dr. Louma burst the abscess by demanding that the CTRI acts against those who have been involved in drug trafficking. Especially:   1.             Maixent Accrombessi who had been caught red-handed with the Gabonese presidential plane in Cotonou, carrying drugs and prostitutes. 2.             The charges against Noureddin and Sylvia Bongo indicate that they engaged in drug trafficking.   Faced with this explosive indictm

    Traduction française   Les prix du cacao et du café ont bondi. Le changement climatique les fera encore grimper. Certains chocolatiers et cafetiers disent qu'ils devront répercuter le surcoût sur les consommateurs   Par Joseph Hoppe et Giulia Petroni Publi é dans The Wall Street Journal le 11 avril 2024     Les prix mondiaux du cacao et du café montent en flèche alors que les phénomènes météorologiques violents entravent la production dans des régions clés, soulevant des questions de la ferme à la table sur les dommages à long terme que le changement climatique pourrait avoir sur les matières premières agricoles.   La culture du cacao et du café nécessite des conditions de température, d'eau et de sol très spécifiques. Aujourd'hui, les vagues de chaleur plus fréquentes, les fortes pluies et les sécheresses, endommagent les récoltes et paralysent les approvisionnements dans un contexte de demande toujours croissante de la part des clients du mo