GABON, A COUNTRY GOVERNED BY PROMISE! LE GABON, UN PAYS GOUVERNÉ PAR LA PROMESSE!
English version Since 2009, the Ali Bongo regime has not been subtle: 5,000 social housing units per year; the universities of Oyem, Mouila and Port-Gentil; the 3 or 4 new hydroelectric dams; the new Libreville airport; the bay of kings; etc., etc. So many promises, but on the ground: zero! The wise man warns us that the political promise is often to be taken with a grain of salt because it is a word on credit. You are asked to believe now and to verify the effectiveness of this promise in the future. Of course, the promise is one of the essential foundations of political communication. But in Gabon, there is an ocean between speech and action; because speech is hardly ever followed by its practical extension, that is to say, by acts. In real countries, those in which the rulers are accountable to the population, the obligation of results makes the author of any political promise responsible for their commitment. It is not enough for someone to have intentio
