A year ago, General Brice Oligui Nguema overthrew the Ali Bongo regime on August 30, 2023. In the background, a delicate socio-economic context. The high inflation of recent years has eroded the purchasing power of Gabonese people affected by a high unemployment rate. Short-term socio-economic challenges that add to longer-term structural needs. Interview with Thomas Melonio, the chief economist of the French Development Agency (AFD).
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Gabon: One year after the coup, “public finances remain under strain”
