Tag: Gabon
return of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo in January 2023 to Gabon
After two years of interruption due to the Covid pandemic, the Tropicale Amissa Bongo will regain its place on the international calendar. The 16th edition of the African continent’s flagship…
the trial of Christian Patrichi Tanasa opened with the reading of the indictment
In Gabon, the trial of the former general manager of Gabon Oil Company, the national hydrocarbon company. Christian Patrichi Tanasa, opened yesterday, Monday, July 18. Incarcerated as part of a…
the opposition Democrats party reappoints Guy Nzouba Ndama as its leader
One year from the next Gabonese presidential election, in 2023, the major political maneuvers are starting. Saturday, July 2, the Democrats, the main opposition party, organized its first ordinary congress…
Gabon and Togo elected to the Commonwealth
The Commonwealth has elected two new member states. Togo and Gabon choose to turn their backs on their French colonial past, and have been part of Queen Elizabeth’s illustrious club…
Gabon and Togo elected to the Commonwealth
The Commonwealth, which largely consists of former British colonies, is holding a summit in Rwanda’s capital Kigali. On the last day of the meeting, the 54 member states voted to…
Food insecurity is invited to the meeting of the French Council of Investors in Africa
Thursday, June 23 was held in Paris the major annual meeting of the French Council of Investors in Africa in partnership with the newspaper Opinion. Gabonese, Cameroonian and Ivorian delegations…
a music festival in tribute to veteran Hilarion Nguema
June 21 each year marks the celebration of the Fête de la Musique. In Gabon, as a prelude to this day, the private Saint-Exupéry University organized a conference on Monday…
Gabon celebrates World Blood Donor Day with mobilization
Tuesday June 14 is World Blood Donor Day. Like every year, almost everywhere in the world, the demand for blood is most often greater than the supply. In Gabon, the…
pensioners protest after being deprived of their pensions
In Gabon, the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) is in crisis. The public institution can no longer pay its own employees and is struggling to pay pensions for retirees. The…
a medal that weighs for Gabonese athletics
Shot putter Carine Mekam Ndong became African vice-champion on Wednesday June 8, 2022 at the Côte d’Or Complex in Mauritius. A silver medal which is an event for Gabonese athletics.…