"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

 

English version It is a rather impressive communicational turn that Alain Claude Bilié By Nzé has just taken. By investing in the podcast format, the former Prime Minister seems to have understood that to reach public opinion today, he must get out of rigid institutional frameworks and enter the era of digital direct-to-consumer. Its effectiveness is based on several strategic pillars, including the mastery of the story. As a former Minister of Communication, he knows how to structure a message. The long format of the podcast allows him to develop complex arguments, far from small sentences that can be truncated. In the current context in Gabon, he positions himself as a structured opposition voice, using these platforms to offer critical analysis that easily circulates on WhatsApp and Facebook. This format creates a form of intimacy with the listener. We are no longer in the perch speech, but in a conversation that can be listened to through headphones, which humanizes his political i...

English version The suicide of a young student at the Lycée Léon MBA is an event of absolute sadness that raises profound questions about the state of our Gabonese society. A young high school student who throws himself from the top of the roof of a walkway, under the eyes of helpless witnesses, is a sign that Gabon has changed. This drama highlights the psychological fragility of Gabonese youth in the face of multiple pressures: school difficulties, family conflicts, drug use, etc. This suicide is an alarm signal for parents, educators and specialists, on the need to strengthen the mechanisms of accompaniment and listening for adolescents. Condolences to the parent of the deceased young person. Let’s hope the authorities have taken note. Version française   Le suicide d’un jeune élève du Lycée Léon MBA est un événement d'une tristesse absolue qui soulève des questions profondes sur l'état de notre société gabonaise. Un jeune lycéen qui se jette du haut du toit d'une passer...

  English version A reader asked us if, as we see in Gabon every Sunday, one could be inveterate Freemason and practicing Catholic. We answer him that the question of the conflict between Freemasonry and the Church (particularly the Catholic Church) is historical, doctrinal and still relevant. The relationship between these two institutions is based on several fundamental points of tension. The Catholic Church officially condemned Freemasonry in 1738 with the papal bull In eminenti of Clement XII. This position has been reaffirmed many times. The most recent document is the Declaration on Masonic Associations of 1983 (signed by Cardinal Ratzinger, future Benedict XVI). It stipulates that the principles of Freemasonry are irreconcilable with the doctrine of the Church. A Catholic who belongs to a Masonic lodge is considered to be in a state of serious sin and cannot receive communion. The conflict is not only political, it is philosophical. The Church considers that it holds the Tru...