Tag: Gabon

World Bank helps Gabon finance digital transformation project with $68.5m loan

January 4, 2024

Gabon has secured a credit facility of $68.5 million to finance “Projet Digital Gabon”, a digital transformation project aiming at creating an environment conducive to ... Read More

World Bank resumes cooperation with Gabon after military coup

December 13, 2023

The World Bank has resumed cooperation with Gabon several months after freezing all financing projects in the central African country in a reaction to the ... Read More

Australia-listed Genmin applies for 15-year permit to start iron-ore drilling in Gabon

December 10, 2023

The Australian iron-ore mining company Genmin has submitted to the Gabonese government a request for 15-year permit to commence iron ore drilling project at Baniaka ... Read More

Gabon: Ali Bongo refuses to go into exile without family members

December 3, 2023

Ali Bongo Ondimba, the ex-leader of Gabon, has rejected all plans forcing him to go into exile without his family members, as his wife and ... Read More

Coup scare in Guinea-Bissau: order restored after overnight clashes, heavy gunfire in the capital

December 3, 2023

Guinea-Bissau's army announced on Friday (1 December) it had detained the leader of a group of security forces involved in overnight clashes in the capital, ... Read More

Gabon: Junta sets August 2025 as end of transition through elections

November 14, 2023

The junta in power in Gabon known as the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI) unveiled Monday November 13 a timeline for ... Read More

Gabon: Public procurements under $241,000 to be granted to local SMEs to spur entrepreneurship

October 27, 2023

The junta in power in Gabon, the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), decided Thursday to leave from now on all public ... Read More

African Union requests Gabon, Niger to give clear, brief timeline for transition

October 26, 2023

The African Union, AU, Thursday doubled down on its call for a swift return to constitutional order in Gabon and Niger following the recent military ... Read More

U.S. suspends aid to Gabon in wake of August 30 coup, commits to support transition to democratic civilian governance

October 25, 2023

The U.S. State Department announced the suspension of foreign assistance to Gabon in reaction to the military takeover which took place on August 30 with ... Read More

African Union: Rabat pleads for supporting peace, security & development in Gabon and Niger

October 23, 2023

Morocco has called on the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) to support peace, security and development efforts in Gabon and ... Read More