Tag: Gabon
Gabon: Celebration of the “liberation coup”, one year after the ouster of the Bongo dynasty
In Gabon, the country commemorated yesterday, Friday, August 30, the first anniversary of the military’s rise to power. The day was declared a public holiday. General Brice Oligui Nguema, the…
Gabon: One year after the coup, “public finances remain under strain”
A year ago, General Brice Oligui Nguema overthrew the Ali Bongo regime on August 30, 2023. In the background, a delicate socio-economic context. The high inflation of recent years has…
Gabon: Libreville residents enthusiastic about the Transition military parade
National Day this Saturday, August 17 in Gabon. The President of the Transition, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, presided over a military parade on the seaside boulevard, both aerial, nautical, motorized…
Gabon: Computer hacking reveals major embezzlement scandal at the Energy Company
In Gabon, a major financial scandal at the Gabon Energy and Water Company (SEEG). An investigation conducted by the military in power revealed a vast embezzlement of the company’s revenues…
Gabon: Foreign Ministry staff strike over salary arrears
In Gabon, the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, united within the Union of Foreign Affairs Agents (SAAE), are going on a 72-hour warning strike starting Monday, August 12.…
Two former influencers close to Ali Bongo targeted by defamation investigations
In Gabon, two former famous influencers who returned to the country after the fall of the Ali Bongo regime are now banned from leaving the country. The ban on leaving…
“A pleasure to referee Teddy Riner,” confides Gabonese official Jean-Claude Djimbi
Jean-Claude Djimbi, international judo referee, had the “pleasure” of refereeing judo stars during the first Olympic week. He talks about his impressions on the tatamis and also discusses the state…
Lively debate on citizenship ahead of next constitutional referendum
In Gabon, a few months before the constitutional referendum scheduled before the end of next December, the jurist and political scientist Marlène Fabienne Essola Efountame gathered several intellectuals last Saturday…
Calls for transition leader Oligui Nguema to run for president are increasing
In Gabon, 11 months after the coup d’état of August 30, calls for the candidacy of the President of the Transition, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, are starting to come from…
Gabonese company Sotec pays 500,000 euro fine in France for corruption
On Wednesday July 10, the French courts validated the payment by the Gabonese company Sotec of a fine of 520,000 euros in a corruption case, in which the prosecution recently…