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Gabon’s President Bongo to seek third term in office

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Gabon President Ali Bongo has announced plans to seek a third term in office in next month’s presidential election. General elections are scheduled for August 26. He intends putting in a re-election bid that would extend his family’s 56-year grip on power. “Because nothing matters more than your success, I am announcing today that I am a candidate”, Bongo told… Read More
Africa World 

Three African countries lose UN voting rights over unpaid dues

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , ,
South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon have lost their voting rights at the United Nations for non-payment of dues. The three countries are part of six nations facing such a punitive measure for owing arrears in dues to the United Nations’ operating budget. The other countries are Dominica, Venezuela and Lebanon, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. These countries can’t participate in… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Gabon’s foreign minister dies of heart attack

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Gabon’s Foreign Minister Michael Moussa Adamo has died of a heart attack. President Ali Bongo made the announcement in a statement on Friday. “He was a very great diplomat, a true statesman. For me, he was first of all a friend, loyal and faithful, whom I could always count on,” said Bongo on Twitter. Notre ministre des Affaires étrangères, Michael… Read More
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[Video] – Ali Bongo’s first public appearance after stroke

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President of Gabon Ali Bongo has made his first live appearance in public nearly 10 months after suffering a stroke. He was seen walking with a stick while attending ceremonies in the capital Libreville. President Bongo suffered stroke last year during a trip to Saudi Arabia. That plunged the country into governance crisis. It resulted in a failed coup forcing… Read More