Tag: Gabon

Gabon: 27 presidential hopefuls submit bids for August presidential elections

July 18, 2023

27 people have submitted their candidacies for 26 August presidential polls, Gabon’s Center of Elections (CGE) said Monday. Michel Stéphane Bonda, President of CGE did ... Read More

Gabon:President Ali Bongo to seek third term in August elections

July 10, 2023

Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been in power for almost 14 years, said on Sunday (9 July) that he would seek a third ... Read More

Gabon to borrow $52m from U.S.-based Santander bank to buy payload military carrier

June 29, 2023

Gabon is set to apply for a $52 million loan from Boston-based Santander bank to place order for a C295 military carrier from European multinational ... Read More

Gabon to hold general elections on August 26?

June 26, 2023

Gabonese will head to polls on August 26 to elect a new leader, parliamentarians and mayors after the country’s Elections council (CGE) announced the date ... Read More

Gabon to host 23rd ECCAS Summit on July 1st

June 21, 2023

Gabon will host 23rd ordinary summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), a regional organization promoting regional economic cooperation in Central Africa. ... Read More

Ali Bongo to attend Paris “Nouveau Pacte financier Mondial” Summit

June 19, 2023

Gabon’s leader Ali Bongo is expected in the attendance of “Nouveau Pacte financier Mondial”, a global Summit staged in Paris June 22-23 seeking to increase ... Read More

Gabon’s opposition leader leaves country for first time since 2018

June 13, 2023

Jean Ping, leader of the opposition in Gabon and former presidential candidate, has arrived in Paris – France – his first foreign trip since 2018 ... Read More

Senegal: AU, UN urge calm after deadly clashes, govt’s social media restrictions

June 6, 2023

The United Nations and African Union have called for calm in Senegal after at least 15 people were killed in an outbreak of violence following ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire’s Cheick Sallah Cissé claims World Taekwondo Championships

June 5, 2023

Cheick Sallah Cissé, the Ivorian who made a name for himself and his country seven years ago in Rio Olympics, won Sunday a World Taekwondo ... Read More

Georgia announces release of two seamen captured in Gabon’s seas

May 25, 2023

Two Georgian sailors captured early this month by pirates in Gabon’s territorial waters have been released from captivity, authorities of the European country announced Wednesday. ... Read More