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The Gabonese and Ali Bongo’s “almost” candidacy for

In Gabon, the announcement by President Ali Bongo on Saturday during the celebration of the 54th anniversary of his party did not make Gabon indifferent. Ali Bongo specifically said that in 2023 he will be there. One way to say he will be a candidate for the presidential election scheduled for 2023. How did the Gabonese welcome this announcement? as reported from Libreville,Yves-Laurent Goma Jonathan is a retired soldier. He says he is a supporter of Ali Bongo, but he is disappointed with the broken promises: “Ali…

power outage in Libreville for five days

In Gabon, Libreville is facing a power outage. Originally, there is maintenance of a Port -Gentil - Libreville gas pipeline that supplies one of the most important power stations in Gabon's capital. The work will last for five days. The Gabonese energy and water company (SEEG) has launched emergency generators, but electricity production is still insufficient, hence a load unloading plan that irritates…

five gendarmes released pending their pay and

In Gabon, two months after they were released from prison, the five gendarmes released in the case of the coup attempt led by parts of the Republican Guard in 2019 are demanding that they be rehabilitated. Their salaries have been reduced for thirty months. And they have not been able to return to work yet. This weekend, the parents of these gendarmes, together, decided to launch an SOS in the…

in Libreville, students’ odd job of funding

Several students in the country are deprived of their holiday. They have started small businesses to earn some money that allow them to support themselves from the beginning of the school year. as reported from Libreville, Yves-Laurent GomaSporty building, Jovani Junior Kouamba sells used clothes at the Nzeng Ayong market in…

Gabon-Angola: Queen Nzinga Mbandi, the Indestructible

Our series on resistant women takes us to Gabon to meet descendants of Queen Nzinga. She opposed Portuguese penetration in Angola in the 17th century. As a 43-year-old monarch, she fought hard to defend her kingdom against the slave trade. The fighting was so furious that some people fled Angola to Gabon. Among them, Vungu…

Birth of Modern Gabon: in eight important dates

On August 17, 1960, Gabon was the eighth African colony in France to gain independence. Its future head of state, Léon Mba, who had preferred his country to remain in the French week, almost reluctantly proclaimed the independence of his people. The first contacts between Europe and the future Gabon date back to the 15th century. Back to Franco-Gabonese history, from discovery to decolonization,…

a puzzle for Gabon’s Téké

In Gabon, the wedding season is in full swing. There are ceremonies of custom throughout Libreville every weekend. For some bridal couples, the preparation has become a headache, as some desired gifts are no longer on the market. This is the case with the anvil, requested by Téké in the province of Haut-Ogooué (southeastern Gabon).…

a dispute over a fish ends with

It's a news story worth hosting a Western movie that took place in the town of Tchibanga, 600 km south of Libreville. Police attacked the prison there to free their leader, who was imprisoned for attacking a gendarme. A dozen prisoners would have used the incident to escape. When they were on their way to Libreville, these policemen were stopped and then taken back to Tchibanga where everyone is in…

Gabon: the city of Moanda is preparing

Moanda, 70,000 inhabitants, has been producing manganese for 60 years. And all activities revolve around the exploitation of this mineral. But while waiting for these reserves to run out, Gabon and the Compagnie minière de l'Ogooué (Comilog) are already preparing the city for the post-manganese era. From our…

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