It is tomorrow that the French president will present the reorganization of the French military system in Africa after the operation ” Barchan “. Presentation ” in outline and not in detail “, we moderate at the Elysée, note The Sunday newspaperbut Emmanuel Macron will say above all “ which role France now wants to play in Africa.
On the eve of the five-day tour of the Head of State in Central Africa – in Gabon, then in Angola, in the Congo and finally in the DRC, this weekly wonders whether or not it will be a ” new start “. Objective ? A ” software change “, underline The JDDEmmanuel Macron, in Africa, intending to mention “ economic partnerships, cultural collaboration, ecological and energy transition “.
It will, however, be a back to basics », Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville being « associated, perhaps in spite of themselves, with Françafrique “, remarks this newspaper. Because unlike his first term, when Emmanuel Macron seemed to bet more on English-speaking Africa, this time, the French president will head for Central Africa. ” It remains to be seen how this development will be perceived in this part of the continent. “, asks himself The Sunday newspapernoting in passing that it is no coincidence that Gabon joined the Commonwealth ” last year… ” besides Russia “.
The rich hours of Macron
It is in all discretion that the French president, ten days ago, gave the Legion of Honor to the American billionaire Jeff Bezos. It is in all discretion that, on February 16, President Macron indeed presented the insignia of the Legion of Honor to the founder of the Amazon group, revealed this week the magazine Point.
Fourth richest in the world, Jeff Bezos was “ passing through Paris » to participate in « a sumptuous but confidential ceremony “, reports this weekly, “ the event, planned for several weeks, was not on the official agenda and was not followed by any press release. Was the Élysée afraid of an unfortunate telescoping on the day when thousands of demonstrators marched against the pension reform? asks this newspaper. which points out that “ only a few hand-picked guests attended the reception.” Handsome player, the founder of Amazon had invited the boss of LVMH, Bernard Arnault, “who is now ahead of him” ranked among the richest in the world, complete Point.
Save the rich!
It must be said that, more than ever, these days, in France, it is hardly good to appear in the company of multi-billionaires. Of pure “ demagogy “, launches the weekly The Expresson the front page of which a rich man, wearing a bow tie and top hat, flees at full speed, pursued by a poor man with a goatee and a T-shirt, on which is inscribed his battle cry: “ tax the rich !
A little provocative, this weekly fulminates. “ By jealousy, ideology or demagoguery, the hatred of the super-rich has never been so popular. It is even THE recipe: to finance pensions, fill the coffers of the State, save the hospital or reduce inequalities, it would be necessary, we are told over and over again, to tax the rich… », pretends to be indignant The Express.
So save the rich? “ Let’s not forget that since their respective births, Tesla (Elon Musk) has generated more than 100,000 jobs, Microsoft (Bill Gates) 221,000 jobs, Google (Mark Zuckerberg) almost 200,000 [NDLR / Mark Zuckerberg est en fait le patron de Facebook]not to mention Amazon (Jeff Bezos) and its 1.5 million jobs… “, pleads this weekly.
Zero in eco for OXFAM!
To buttress his defense of the rich, The Express denounces in particular the latest report of the NGO OXFAM. Which report states that over the past two yearses, the richest 1% have captured nearly two-thirds of all new wealth, that inequality has “exploded and that, therefore, it is ” essential to tax the rich “.
Being reminded that in France, it is the former environmental minister Cécile Duflot who heads Oxfam, The Express appealed to a panel of economists to try to deconstruct the study of this NGO. Demonstration too long to be detailed here, but according to the conclusion of this weekly, nothing is right in this Oxfam report, the wealth being bad “ defined “, the poor evil “ identified “and the proposed solutions” inoperative “. As a result, according to this magazine, the Oxfam report boils down to ” beautiful ideological assertions “. Do not confuse, economy and “ richophobia », therefore enjoins The Express. It remains to understand why the hell Macron decorated Bezos on the sly… Asking the question, isn’t that answering it?