ガボン：コンテナ300個分の材木（※禁制物品）が一時行方不明になったり

　で、副大統領と森林相が謎の更迭処分。謎だよ、理由は開かされてないよ。問題のコンテナに係る森林省の証明書とかあったそうだけど、それはさておき更迭理由は不明だよ司令官（ヴェールヌイ風）。

BBC Gabon timber scandal: How 300 containers of kevazingo went missing 22 May 2019 By Louise Dewast

「Gabon's President Ali Bongo has sacked his vice-president and his forestry minister amid a timber-smuggling scandal.

No reason was given for the sackings but it comes after 300 containers of kevazingo wood - which is illegal to export - were discovered at a port.」

　高級家具や楽器用に需要がある樹木で、ものによっては500年ものなんかがあり、地元民衆の崇拝の対象にもなっているらしいんだ：

「Some trees in Gabon are more than 500 years old and they can be considered sacred by local people.

But timber from kevazingo is highly valued in parts of Asia, where it is used to make high-end furniture and music instruments.」

「Last month, 300 containers of the precious timber were discovered at the port of Owendo, outside the capital, Libreville, ready to be exported.」

「They were found in depots belonging to Chinese companies, falsely labelled, allegedly with the forestry ministry label.
Then the containers mysteriously disappeared. About 200 of them have since been recovered.」

　中国企業むけのデポに積んであったとか書いているね。
　森林資源は保護しておかないとね。そういう心性をシベリアで育てたらどうかな。