The Forest Must Scream - Djombo, Henri

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Résumé :
Under the misguided leadership of Chief Kamona, the people of Mballa village voraciously destroy their forests for fuelwood and money. However, most of the revenue goes to Kamona and his family. When the national government dispatches Functionary, a forestry agent, to caution them against the illegal and wanton destruction of their forests, Kamona and his people chase him away from their community. They won't also heed the counsel of Kamona's young nephew, Toubili who tries in vain to convince them that Functionary is right. Chief Kamona and his people focus their defiance against the government by cutting down even more trees, determined that the forest must scream and bleed in their hands. Will Kamona and his people survive the devastating consequences of their destruction of the forest?...

Biographie:
Henri Djombo is a seasoned politician, novelist and playwright from the Republic of Congo. Djombo was born in 1952 in Enyell? village in the Likouala Region in northern Congo-Brazzaville. He holds a Master's degree in Forestry Economics from the Forestry Technology Academy in Leningrad, present-day St Petersburg, in the former USSR. Between 1980 and 2021, he served in various ministerial capacities in his native Congo, including as Minister of Water and Forests (1980-1985), Minister of Sustainable Development, Forest Economy and Environment (2009-2016), and Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (2016-2021). He is a member of the Political Bureau of the Congolese Labour Party (PCT) and has served four terms as a Member of Parliament. He is currently MP for the Enyell? Constituency. He has published ten novels, including Lumi?res des temps perdu, Vous mourrez dans dix jours, Sur la braise, and Gahi ou l'affaire autochtone, among others. His other plays include Les B?n?voles and Le Mal de terre. Djombo has won many literary prizes such as le Prix Amadou-Ciss?-Dia du th??tre (2018), le Prix litt?raire Jean-Malonga (2019), and le Prix Toussaint L'Ouverture (2019).

Sommaire:
Henri Djombo is a seasoned politician, novelist and playwright from the Republic of Congo. Djombo was born in 1952 in Enyell? village in the Likouala Region in northern Congo-Brazzaville. He holds a Master's degree in Forestry Economics from the Forestry Technology Academy in Leningrad, present-day St Petersburg, in the former USSR. Between 1980 and 2021, he served in various ministerial capacities in his native Congo, including as Minister of Water and Forests (1980-1985), Minister of Sustainable Development, Forest Economy and Environment (2009-2016), and Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (2016-2021). He is a member of the Political Bureau of the Congolese Labour Party (PCT) and has served four terms as a Member of Parliament. He is currently MP for the Enyell? Constituency. He has published ten novels, including Lumi?res des temps perdu, Vous mourrez dans dix jours, Sur la braise, and Gahi ou l'affaire autochtone, among others. His other plays include Les B?n?voles and Le Mal de terre. Djombo has won many literary prizes such as le Prix Amadou-Ciss?-Dia du th??tre (2018), le Prix litt?raire Jean-Malonga (2019), and le Prix Toussaint L'Ouverture (2019)....