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Gabon: Employers request control of the private pension fund

Henri Claude Oyima, head of Gabon’s private bosses indicated Monday that the country’s struggling National Social Security Fund, CNSS, should be managed by the private sector per recommendations of Inter-African Conference on Social Security (CIPRES). “We are the ones who pay, we think that we have to manage this institution and that the State must […]

UN urges sanctions against spoilers of next month Libyan talks for unity government

The UN acting envoy to Libya, Stephenie Williams has called for sanctions to be slapped on individuals who might spoil inter-Libyan talks next month to foster the formation of a unity government, Libya Observer reports. “Frankly, you need a unified executive if you want to move toward national elections, because you need a national government […]

ECOWAS worried by Guinea Bissau’s escalating political crisis

The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday urged Guinea-Bissau’s army to remain neutral in the country’s deepening political struggle.   The ECOWAS said it “firmly condemned” the latest developments in the country, which it was “following with great concern”.   Those developments include the “successive investiture of two heads of state […]