Life expectancy in Gabon was 66 years old in 2021, according to World Bank figures.
“I’m forced to dip into my savings to meet the needs of my family,” says Francois Moussavou, 58, who has been waiting for his pension for two years.
Romaric Ngomo Menie, inspector general of the National Social Security Fund, says he is aware of the suffering and the president “wants results quickly because he cares about social protection”.
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