After this period, the political landscape in Africa changed substantially. Belgian writer Raoul Marc Jennar suggests that the left/right distinction becomes less important when economic problems are as severe as those in many African countries: ###>Une autre explication est donnée par Jennar qui argumente que quand les diffcultés économiques sont fortes comme celles que connaissent de nombreux pays africains, le clivage gauche/droite devient moins pertinent: