Gabon, UAE scrap visa requirements for officials

Gabon and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have removed visa requirements between the two countries for officials.
Michaël Moussa-Adamo signed the deal Wednesday with his UAE counterpart, on the sidelines of the visit of the Gabonese leader Ali Bongo Ondimba to the Gulf country.
Per deal, officials of both countries will not need a visa to visit the respective country.
The agreement also insisted Moussa-Adamo will be extended to ordinary citizens as part of plans to boost tourism between the two countries.
In a separate agreement, the Gulf country will provide scholarships to the best students of the central African country.
Ali Bongo kicked off an official visit to the Arab country on October 24. He met with his UAE counterpart Mohammed bin Zayad Al Nahyan on October 25. The two leaders, according to the Gabonese President, discussed ways to boost economic ties and relations in renewable energy between the two countries.