Gabonese village fights to save ancient forest from logging
Arsène Ibaho (R) explains where their great grandparents were once buried, while standing in front of the sacred Kevazingo tree near Makokou in Gabon on February 14, 2023. PHOTO | STEEVE JORDAN | AFP
Under the green canopy of the ancient Massaha forest in North-eastern Gabon, Arsene Ibaho leads a group of visitors towards a tree that he says is sacred and speaks to its people.
“Red clay is daubed on everyone's foreheads enabling them to ‘connect’ to the ancestors, and warn them of our coming,” says Ibaho.
