"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

English version A press article gives us a very clear reading grid of the muzzling of the opposition strategy by CBON, dictated by an economic and social context that is constantly deteriorating. The article highlights the imminence of an amendment budget under the constraint of the IMF. This indicates that CBON is forced to apply strict financial orthodoxy, which inevitably results in budget cuts, a reduction in public spending and an increase in taxation. This budgetary rigor imposed from the outside directly clashes with the expectations of the population, generating a social grumbling. Faced with the risk of seeing the opposition capitalize on popular discontent and the unpopular measures dictated by the IMF, CBON anticipates by locking political space. He therefore multiplies the maneuvers to prevent any structuring of a credible challenge. There is therefore a methodical strategy to suffocate and fragment his opponents. For example, the institutional reforms recorded by the new c...

 

English version A developed country is a sovereign state with a high quality of life, a mature economy and advanced technological infrastructure. Unlike developing countries, these nations have stable and efficient economic and social indicators. The economy of a developed country is characterized by advanced industrialization and a predominant service sector. Developed countries generally have high GDP per capita, a strong currency, easy access to capital markets and low dependence on foreign aid. In these countries, the economy is not dependent on a single natural resource (such as oil), but is based on innovation, technology and high added value. Created by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Human Development Index is the most comprehensive tool because it does not stop at financial figures. It is based on three pillars: Health: Measured by life expectancy at birth. In a developed country, it often exceeds the age of 80 thanks to an efficient health system. Educati...

English version Dear readers, in politics as in cinema, it’s all about casting. The roles are well defined and each participant knows exactly what is expected of him or her in the scenario in question. Dear readers, if we look carefully at our political scene, the analogy with the seventh art becomes self evident. Politics is a huge blockbuster where the line between reality and staging is often blurred. But to truly understand where the power lies, we must stop looking only at those who are in the light to be interested in the end credits. In this great institutional play, the cast is immutable. The headliner is CBON. His face is on all the posters, he monopolizes the airtime and delivers grandiloquent speeches on emergence or sovereignty. He carries the country on his shoulders. However, like any actor, he is often required to recite a text he has not written. His margin for improvisation is narrow: if he moves too far away from the script, the production gets impatient. The supporti...