{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/64f06744d43a6f00116a303c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Going, going… Gabon: another African coup","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1693475713464-51d1974d9f17977608608ac42b627dc4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Putsches in Africa are becoming more common and there appears to be a <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/08/30/a-coup-in-gabon-proves-that-frances-africa-policy-is-in-tatters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">trend</a>. Are there more to come and is there any hope of restoring democracy? <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/08/24/lebanon-is-experiencing-a-tourism-boom?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lebanon’s tourism sector</a> is bringing foreign money back into the economy, but it’s not trickling down (10:27). And, the American right is propelling a <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/08/23/how-americas-right-turned-rich-men-north-of-richmond-into-a-hit?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">new song</a> to chart-topping popularity (16:44).</p><p><br></p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to <a href=\"http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}