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HOW DOES A COUNTRY DEVELOP, AND HOW TO MEASURE THAT! COMMENT SE DÉVELOPPE UN PAYS, ET COMMENT LE MESURE-T-ON!

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English version   Dear readers, constructing a prestige building and proclaiming development is the equivalent of renovating a house by updating the paint without modernizing the interior. The paint is visible, immediate, and generates strong political capital, but it in no way guarantees the robustness or viability of the whole structure. Dear readers, the accumulation of concrete and steel, often referred to as the inauguration syndrome, is not enough. Real development is a matter of process, systemic integrity, and measurable impact on populations. A building, whether it is a stadium, a palace, or even a state-of-the-art hospital, is merely a container. If it is not integrated into a functional value chain, it becomes a financial burden (colossal maintenance costs) rather than an engine of growth. Infrastructure only generates development if it resolves a specific bottleneck. A road is useful if it connects an agricultural basin to a market; a hospital is only valuable if the dr...
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THEY LIVE IN THE WEST WHERE THEY BENEFIT FROM THE RULE OF LAW. BUT IN GABON THEY SUPPORT CBON! ILS VIVENT EN OCCIDENT OÚ ILS BÉNÉFICIENT DES BIENFAITS DE L’ETAT DE DROIT. MAIS AU GABON ILS SOUTIENNENT CBON!

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English version   Dear readers, like us, you are undoubtedly observing what we shall call the paradox of a certain diaspora. It is, in fact, a cognitive dissonance among certain expatriate elites observed in many diasporas worldwide, and within the Gabonese diaspora in particular. How can we explain an intellectual, who benefits daily from the rights and infrastructure of a rule-of-law state, supporting an authoritarian regime in their home country? For many Gabonese, the August 30, 2023 coup was not viewed as the establishment of a classic dictatorship, but as the only way to end more than half a century of the Bongo dynasty. From this perspective, support for CBON is rationalized not as an embrace of totalitarianism, but as temporary backing for a necessary evil. The academic justifies their stance by arguing that democracy was impossible anyway under the former regime and that with CBON, there are at least some new buildings and roads. Living in the West offers physical, legal, ...
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IF ONDO OSSA HAD BEEN PRESIDENT, THESE LOW-RENT KOUNABELISTS WOULD ALL BE UNEMPLOYED! SI ONDO OSSA AVAIT ÉTÉ PRÉSIDENT, CES KOUNABELISTES DE BAS ÉTAGES SERAIENT TOUS AU CHÔMAGE!

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English version   Dear readers, when we look at the spectacle presented to us by CBON and his army of freeloaders, it becomes evident that had Professor Albert Ondo Ossa, the consensus candidate of the Alternance 2023 platform, acceded to the presidency, the break with the old system would have taken a completely different form. His profile as an academic and economist, along with his rhetoric of strict rupture, foreshadowed a more technocratic administration. His immediate circle would logically have been composed of the opposition figures who supported him, which would have mechanically distanced a large portion of the old system's stalwarts and profiteers from the centers of decision-making. However, to be entirely objective, we must also keep in mind a persistent political reality: power inevitably attracts opportunists. Even if Ondo Ossa had become president, he would have had to face the scourge of political transhumance.  Many actors seeking to preserve their interests,...
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