Gabon: Former President Bongo and family leave for Angola

Former Gabon president Ali Bongo, who was ousted in a 2023 coup, has left the country for Angola accompanied by his wife and son, Angola’s presidency announced in a Facebook statement. The departure follows last week’s transfer of Sylvia Bongo, 62, and Noureddin Bongo, 33, from prison to house arrest. Both had been in custody […]

Inter-Libyan meeting in Morocco ends with agreements on elections laws

The Libyan joint committee of the House of Representatives and High Council of State (6+6) has reached in the Moroccan city of Bouznika an agreement on the rules of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections due by end of this year. The inter-Libyan agreement was reached Tuesday night after two weeks of debates and negotiations […]

Congo slams Societe Generale’s sale of its local branch to Vista Group

Authorities of Congo Brazzaville have rejected Societe Generale’s sale of its country subsidiary to Vista Group because the bank did not give it a right of first refusal, and wields legal action, Reuters reports. The Finance ministry of the central African country in a statement indicated that it was surprised by the announcement by SocGen […]