Bahrain, the 10th diplomatic representation inaugurated in Laayoune
The Kingdom of Bahrain on Monday opened in Laayoune a consulate general, the 10th diplomatic representation inaugurated in the city in one year. The inauguration […]
Gabon
Gabon: Nicole Mbou appointed new Minister of Economy as Jean-Marie Ogandaga resigned
After Tuesday’s resignation of Gabon’s Economy Minister, Jean-Marie Ogandaga, following several financial scandals, things have accelerated. The government was slightly reshuffled on Wednesday. Nicole Mbou […]
ECCAS holds its first face-to-face summit in Gabon since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic
Six out of eleven heads of state attended a summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on 27 November in Libreville, Gabon. […]
DRC : Felix Tshisekedi in Brazzaville to attend the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Brazzaville Manifesto
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi crossed the Congo River on Monday, October 26, to Brazzaville where he is to attend […]
Gabon: Mayor of Libreville held in police custody since Friday, September 11
The mayor of Libreville, Léandre Zué, has been in police custody since Friday, September 11. He is being held in the premises of the General […]
Gabon: Coronavirus invades oil production sites
In Gabon, the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic was reached last May. Data on the pandemic are significantly down. However, the virus has just emerged […]
Football: Belgian coach fired in Tanzania after racist comments
The very popular Tanzanian football club Young Africans SC announced on 27 July 2020 the immediate dismissal of its Belgian coach. Luc Eymael had compared […]
Thirteen Russian and Ukrainian sailors were taken hostage in Gulf of Guinea
Pirates had never attacked so far out at sea. Thirteen Russian and Ukrainian sailors were taken hostage 350 kilometers off the coast of Benin last […]
Gabon’s budget cut by 10% because of Covid-19
In Gabon, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has decided to revise its 2020 budget downwards. As Gabon’s finance law is based on the […]
Gabonese MPs vote to decriminalize homosexuality
In Gabon, MEPs voted on Tuesday 23 June on a government bill to decriminalize homosexuality. Highly controversial in opinion, this bill is divisive even within […]