Secondary school students from Makokou schools carried out a peaceful march this Tuesday, January 9, 2024, to protest against the new criteria for awarding scholarships in Gabon.
After the march of students from Franceville, Libreville and Moanda on Monday January 8, 2024, the place is for students from Makokou establishments who demonstrated against government measures concerning school scholarships in Gabon.
Indeed, according to article 3 of the edge published recently by the Minister of National Education, beneficiaries of the school scholarship in Gabon must have a quarterly average greater than or equal to 12/20 in the first cycle and 11/20 in the second cycle. Unlike the old measure, it was enough to have a quarterly average greater than or equal to 10 to obtain the scholarship set at 24,000 FCFA.
Note that, This education allowance has been suspended for several years by the regime that fell on August 30, 2023. The education grant has been restored in Gabon by the president of the transition, Brigadier General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, during his speech. oath in September 2023.