La destruction des villages de pêcheurs au sud de Libreville. Une opération entre impératif sécuritaire et spéculation foncière

The demolition, in 2002, of West-African fishermen’s villages established in the municipality of Owendo, South of Libreville, capital of Gabon, had officially been justified by the necessity to fight against illegal immigration by sea and criminality forms which are associated with it. The author of...

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Main Author: Serge Loungou
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Language:English
Published: Université de Reims Champagne-Ardennes 2014-03-01
Series:L'Espace Politique
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/espacepolitique/2997
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description The demolition, in 2002, of West-African fishermen’s villages established in the municipality of Owendo, South of Libreville, capital of Gabon, had officially been justified by the necessity to fight against illegal immigration by sea and criminality forms which are associated with it. The author of this article tries to bring another explanation to this decision, which is partially linked to a vast land speculation operation orchestrated by the Gabonese Port and Harbor Office (OPRAG), to economically promote the immense state-owned ground which it possesses in the municipality.
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spelling doaj-art-a9c2293d97b54efeae3d2f13a11bae8c2025-08-20T02:26:44ZengUniversité de Reims Champagne-ArdennesL'Espace Politique1958-55002014-03-012210.4000/espacepolitique.2997La destruction des villages de pêcheurs au sud de Libreville. Une opération entre impératif sécuritaire et spéculation foncièreSerge LoungouThe demolition, in 2002, of West-African fishermen’s villages established in the municipality of Owendo, South of Libreville, capital of Gabon, had officially been justified by the necessity to fight against illegal immigration by sea and criminality forms which are associated with it. The author of this article tries to bring another explanation to this decision, which is partially linked to a vast land speculation operation orchestrated by the Gabonese Port and Harbor Office (OPRAG), to economically promote the immense state-owned ground which it possesses in the municipality.https://journals.openedition.org/espacepolitique/2997evictionGabonLibrevilleOwendoOPRAGfishermen’s villages
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La destruction des villages de pêcheurs au sud de Libreville. Une opération entre impératif sécuritaire et spéculation foncière
L'Espace Politique
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Gabon
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Owendo
OPRAG
fishermen’s villages
title La destruction des villages de pêcheurs au sud de Libreville. Une opération entre impératif sécuritaire et spéculation foncière
title_full La destruction des villages de pêcheurs au sud de Libreville. Une opération entre impératif sécuritaire et spéculation foncière
title_fullStr La destruction des villages de pêcheurs au sud de Libreville. Une opération entre impératif sécuritaire et spéculation foncière
title_full_unstemmed La destruction des villages de pêcheurs au sud de Libreville. Une opération entre impératif sécuritaire et spéculation foncière
title_short La destruction des villages de pêcheurs au sud de Libreville. Une opération entre impératif sécuritaire et spéculation foncière
title_sort la destruction des villages de pecheurs au sud de libreville une operation entre imperatif securitaire et speculation fonciere
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Gabon
Libreville
Owendo
OPRAG
fishermen’s villages
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