Koula-Moutou (South-east), January 8, 2024 (AGP) – Students in the commune of Koulamoutou, provincial capital of Ogooué-Lolo, like other towns in Gabon, demonstrated against the decision government to grant the scholarship to The only learners having obtained an average greater than or equal to 12/20 in the first cycle and 11/20 in the second, noted the local AGP correspondent.
Students from the Jean Stanilas Migolet state high school, Moutou-Mambou high school, Notre Dame de la Satellete and many others, hit the asphalt in Koulamoutou, calling for the cancellation of the new conditions for awarding school scholarships .
Faced with this discontent, local authorities recommended that school heads prioritize dialogue with students, out of caution, and wait for decisions coming from Libreville.
This peaceful march took place under the escort of national police officers.
These new criteria for awarding quarterly scholarships to secondary school students led to a wave of demonstrations in all towns in Gabon.
The return of scholarships to the country’s secondary establishments, after several years of suspension, was announced by the President of the Transition, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, during his swearing-in ceremony on September 4, 2023.
During this declaration, no criteria had been defined, the demonstrators point out.
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