"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

English versionDespite its small population, Gabon is one of the pivotal states of sub-Saharan Africa, and is extremely important to Western world diplomatic and economic interests on the continent.However, Gabon today is a swirling paradox of riches and poverty, growth and stagnation, an ambition of international influence and domestic political paralysis. For these reasons, Gabon has become an unstable country with a population that is growing impatient with the status quo, while those who have now rules the country for 53 years are more resolute than ever to keep their handle on the country.In this context, the only things growing in Gabon are the debilitating rampant corruption and the deep internal fissures between the rulers and the governed.Dear readers, there are prerequisite conditions for a country to attain the stability generally required to be considered as a functioning, integrated state.Gabon represents the best and worst of what African states can offer to the world. I…