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Gabon to end transition in August 2025 with new elections
In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, People watch as Gabonese police patrol the street during a failed coup attempt in Libreville, Gabon
AP / Massassa Bunny Claude
2023-11-14, Xinhua
LIBREVILLE, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Gabon's Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), chaired by transitional President Brice Oligui Nguema,...
Gabon: U.S. Formally Concludes That a Military Coup Took Place in Gabon
This video grab shows coup supporters cheering police officers in Libreville, Gabon, Wednesday Aug. 30, 2023. Mutinous soldiers speaking on state television announced that they had seized power in and were overturning the results of a presidential election that had seen Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba extend his family's 55-year hold on power. ( AP Photo/Betiness Mackosso)
AP
2023-10-24, All Africa
The United States has suspended most financial assistance to the central African country of Gabon in response to August's military takeover. ......
Wife of Gabon's deposed leader Ali Bongo jailed: lawyer
Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Gabonese Republic and his wife Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, arrive for a dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014
AP / Susan Walsh
2023-10-12, Eye Witness News
Sylvia Bongo OndimbaValentin, suspected of allegedly embezzling public funds, was jailed late on Wednesday, her lawyer Francois Zimeray told AFP, condemning the...
West Virginia Guard Partners With Gabon (US Department of Defense)2024-11-20
Public Technologies: ) LIBREVILLE, Gabon - Leaders of the West Virginia National Guard and the state of West Virginia met with U.S. Embassy...
Gabon inaugurates first utility-scale solar plant2024-11-20
PV Magazine: Gabon has opened its first utility-scale solar plant – the largest in Central Africa. Developer Solen SA Gabon has said it aims to expand the Ayémé project's capacity to 30 MW to power more than 300,000 homes. Gabon has inaugurated its first utility-scale...
West Virginia, Gabon Begin State Partnership (The National Guard)2024-11-18
Public Technologies: ) LIBREVILLE, Gabon - Leaders of the West Virginia National Guard and the state of West Virginia met with U.S. Embassy officials at the capital city of Libreville Nov. 18 as part of a five-day trip to the Gabonese Republic to launch the StatePartnership...
Gabon Approves New Constitution In Referendum2024-11-18
MENA FN: (MENAFN - IANS) Libreville, Nov 18 (IANS) Gabonese voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new a constitution, authorities said.Over 91 per cent of voters approved the new constitution in a referendum ... ......
Protecting the vulnerable Congo Basin (University of Leeds)2024-11-18
Public Technologies: ) A project to protect the world's second largest area of tropical rainforest has received £9.1m from the Government. The grant which is administered by the University of Leeds will be used to investigate the value and vulnerability of the Congo Basin and...
Gabon approves new constitution in referendum restoring civilian government2024-11-18
Jurist: Gabon witnessed a significant political moment on Saturday, as a referendum on a new constitution that will reintroduce democratic civilian government was approved by 91.% of voters. The ruling junta asserted that the new constitution will break the nation’s...
Gabon votes yes on new constitution2024-11-18
Arab Times: LIBREVILLE, Gabon, Nov...
Gabon votes yes on new constitution a year after the military seized power2024-11-18
Manila Bulletin: LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Voters in Gabon overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, authorities said Sunday, more than one year after mutinous soldiers overthrew the country’s longtime president and seized power in the oil-rich Central African nation. A woman...
Gabon backs new constitution by 91.8%: provisional results2024-11-18
Urdu Point: <p>Libreville, (APP - UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 18th Nov, 2024) Gabon's military rulers announced their new constitution had been overwhelmingly approved in this weekend's referendum, according to provisional results it...
Gabon early results show voters back new constitution2024-11-18
Urdu Point: <p>Libreville, (APP - UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 18th Nov, 2024) Gabon's military rulers announced their new constitution had been overwhelmingly approved in a referendum, according to provisional results it published Sunday, marking a new chapter...
Gabón aprueba nueva Constitución un año después del golpe militar2024-11-18
Lancaster Online: LIBREVILLE, Gabón (AP) — Los votantes...