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1Gabon: Movement in the Petroleum sectorGabon : Fihetsiketsehana eo amin'ny sehatry ny solika
2[All links to external content in French] While the rest of the world searches for alternatives to petrol, it is the basis of almost the entire economy of countries like Gabon.Raha samy mitady vahaolana hafa momba ny olana ara-tsolika ny firenena eran-tany, ny firenena Gabon kosa izay saika mifototra tanteraka amin'io harena io dia mbola manana tahiry.
3Several months ago the country was rocked by revolts that went widely unreported yet which by the end of January saw the leader of the political opposition declare himself as the new President.Tao anatin'ny volana vitsivitsy anefa, tratran'ny fikomiana ny firenena izay tsy dia nivoaka firy tamin'ny fampahalalam-baovao, ary ny faran'ny volana janoary teo koa no nanao fanambarana tsy ara-dalàna ny mpanohitra ny fitondrana fa izy no Filohan'ny Repoblika.
4The issues are now extending beyond politics and are now impacting Gabon's petroleum sector, which provides 60% of the national revenues.Ankoatra ny olàna ara-politika, mihetsika mafy ny firenena Gabon manoloana ny olana ara-tsolika, izay mandrafitra ny 60% ny fidiram-bola-panjakana.
5Libreville, Gabon by carlosoliveirareis via Flickr Creative Commons License 2.0Libreville, Gabon, sary nalain-ny carlosoliveirareis ao amin'ny Flickr Creative Commons License 2.0
6AFP reports that since Saturday April 2nd:Nanomboka ny Asabotsy 2 aprily, nanazava ny AFP fa:
7Petrol production in Gabon, the fourth-largest producer in Sub-Saharan Africa came to an almost complete halt on Saturday,the second day of strikes by workers. Pumps at service stations in Libreville and Port-Gentil ran dry.Saika ny ampahan'ny famokaran-tsolika ao Gabon, firenena atsimon'i Sahara faha-efatra mpamokatra solika, no niato tamin'ny Asabotsy, tamin'ny andro faharoa ny fihetsiketsehana nataon'ireo mpiasa amin'io sehatra io, kanefa ny ao Libreville sy Port-Gentil, dia tsy manana ambin-tsolika intsony ny mpaninjara.
8Shell and Total, the two largest operators in the country have seen their production come to a complete standstill.Shell sy Total, mpaninjara solika lehibe ao an-toerana koa no nijanona tanteraka ny famokarany.
9The main demands of the protesters concern the use of foreign labour :Mikasika ny fampiasana ny mpiasa avy any ivelany ireo fangatahana lehibe natao:
10ONEP (Organisation Nationale des Employés du Pétrole, National Organisation of Petroleum Workers) began a strike at midnight on Thursday with the aim of obtaining an edict to regulate the use of foreign labour.L'Onep (l'organisation nationale des employés du pétrole) na (fikambanan'ny mpiasa eo amin'ny sehatry ny solika eto amin'ny firenena) no nanao fihetsiketsehana tamin'ny Alakamisy sasa-kalina mba hisian'ny didimpanjakana mikasika ny fampiasana ny mpiasa vahiny.
11ONEP intends to fight both the use of expatriate senior executives and especially the use of African or Asian labour that it regards as insufficiently qualified.Re mandrakariva ny tolona ataon'ny Onep amin'ny tsy fankasitrahany ny fampiasana ireo mpiasa ambony nifindra monina (expatrié) ary indrindra koa ny tsy fanekeny ny fangalana mpiasa afrikanina na aziatika izay heveriny fa tsy dia mamokatra tsara.
12As Desiré Clitandre Dzonteu explains, the President had announced the creation of an audit system for the petroleum sector.Araka ny nazavain'i Desiré Clitandre Dzonteu, nanambara ny fametrahana orinasa manao fanadihadiana manokana ny sehatry ny solika ny Filoham-pirenena.
13This audit is intended to regulate the flow of money produced by the petroleum industry and to strengthen it's governance in Gabon.Manara-maso ny fivezivezen'ny vola avy amin'ny indostria mpamokatra solika no fanambin'ny orinasa misahana ny fanadihadiana voalohany ary koa ny manatsara ny fitantanany.
14[…] The President underlined that the goal at the end of the audit was to examine the contract terms with the big oil firms and decide if they are advantageous or not for the Gabonese government.[…] Ny tanjona lehibe amin'ny fametrahana ny orinasa, hoy ny Filoham-pirenena nanasongadina dia ny hijery tsara raha ahazoana tombotsoa na tsia ho an'ny governemanta Gaboney izay mety ho voafaritry ny fifanekena natao .
15It appears that either the employees or the State are showing signs of a desire to end the relationship with the management of Gabon's petroleum sector.Toa hita manangasanga anefa ny fikasana handeha irery, na eo anivon'ireo mpiasa na eo anivon'ny fanjakana, amin'ny resaka fitantanana sy fikarakarana ny sehatry ny solika ao Gabon.
16Serge Tchaha continues:Serge Tchaha nanazava:
17There is always the fear of Dutch disease which is an issue for countries with these kinds of resources.Misy foana ny tahotra aretina holandey izay mananontanona ireo firenena manana izany karazana loharanon-karena izany.
18Even so, we should remember that these resources are a deep well that can be used to improve the economic health of the country.Kanefa tokony ekena koa fa tahiry amin'ny fanatsarana ny fahasalamana ara-toekarena sy ara-bolan'ny firenena izany loharanon-karena izany.
19It seems we have not heard the last of this affair.