Gabon: Oligui Nguema unlocks CFA 4 billion for displaced families
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Gabonclic
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has announced an additional CFA 4 billion to complete compensation for families affected by evictions in Libreville. Each affected family will also receive a serviced plot of land and a land title in its name, according to the Gabonese presidency.
Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema announced on Monday 9 November the mobilisation of an additional CFA 4 billion to complete compensation for families displaced from Diba-Diba, Okala and Lac-Bleu in Libreville, according to Gabonclic.
Each affected family will also receive a serviced plot of land accompanied by a land title issued in its name, according to Gabonclic. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema said that operations to clear public rights-of-way must take into account the consequences of the loss of homes for the households concerned.
The head of state explained that the measure aims to ensure that displaced families receive legally secured land. “I know what a house represents. We grew up there, raised our children there and put our savings into it,” he said, according to Gabonclic.
The announcement comes after Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema handed over 16,000 land titles to Gabonese citizens on 22 October. It is part of the continuation of land measures launched by the Gabonese president, following the handover of 16,000 land titles to Gabonese citizens.
