DEMOLITIONS IN TOGO & GABON: CLEANER CITIES, WIDER ROADS… AT WHAT COST?

In Lomé, Togo, demolition and clearance operations are being carried out to free up public spaces and improve the cleanliness of the city. In Gabon, demolitions are accompanying road-widening projects and wider infrastructure modernisation efforts. But behind these urban transformations lies an important question: how can development, cleaner cities and the realities of affected communities be balanced? In this video, All In Africa takes you to the heart of these operations in Lomé and Gabon. Discover footage of the demolitions, the visible changes on the ground and the development ambitions behind them. Cleaner cities, wider roads and improved mobility: are these goals enough to measure progress? And what are the consequences for traders, residents and the people directly affected? Let's examine the footage and open the debate. #Demolitions #Togo #Lome #Gabon #Libreville #UrbanClearance #UrbanDevelopment #AfricanDevelopment #UrbanRenewal #Modernisation #Infrastructure #RoadExpansion #RoadConstruction #PublicWorks #CityTransformation #Africa #WestAfrica #CentralAfrica #AfricaNews #TogoNews #GabonNews #Development #UrbanMobility #CleanCity #AllInAfrica #OliguiNguema #GrandLome #Construction #Progress #Change #Environment #PublicSpaces #InformalTrade #UrbanLife #AfricanSociety #AfricanPolitics #AfricanCities #RoadWidening #AfricanTransformation #CityDevelopment 📢 We want to hear your opinion: Are demolitions a necessary step towards modernising African cities, or should more support and alternative solutions be provided for affected communities? Subscribe to All In Africa for videos exploring Africa's news, development, history and transformation. All In Africa — Togo at the heart of our story, Africa at the centre of our vision.