Africa Gabon Artist Pamela Badjogo has released her second album; the singer is proud of her Bantu heritage, seeking to introduce the world to the polyphony of Bantu voices, combining traditional style with a contemporary touch
Africa Gabon The minister of the public service announced the regularization of the administrative situations of 11.475 agents of public and private media by the end of December 2021, with 2.200 situations that will be taken into account during 2022
Africa Gabon Along with Albania, Brazil, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates, the country joined the UN Security Council for the fourth time, after winning elections in June
Africa Gabon The Constitutional Court annulled the government's decree that established the entry into force of new prevention, control and response measures against Covid-19, which included compulsory vaccination and an end to free PCR tests
Africa Gabon The Carrefour Group has announced the opening of its first shop in the country with its franchise partner Prix Import
Africa Gabon 200.503 people have been vaccinated agains Covid-19 out of an estimated total population of 1,7 million; of those, only 49.000 women have already received at least a first dose, compared to 150.000 men
Africa Gabon A new study has found that the country's African forest elephant population is almost double previous estimates at around 95.000, representing one of the last strongholds for these animals
Africa Gabon Domestic crude oil production fell by 11,5% at the end of June 2021; compliance with OPEC+ quotas is the main reason for this decline according to the Directorate-General for Economic Affairs and Fiscal Policy
Africa Gabon The country is regarded as the lungs of Africa as its forests store more carbon per hectare than the Amazon, help regulate temperatures and generate rain for millions of people as far as the arid Sahel and Ethiopian highlands
Africa Gabon A Summit on Oil, Gas and Energy Transaction was recently held in the country, which, while remaining an oil country, is seeking to begin a transition in the ecological field, trying to make its gas potential a lever for economic growth
Africa Gabon The Omar Bongo University in Libreville will host the local branch of the International Centre for the Promotion of the Arabic Language, based in Riyadh
Africa Gabon The country has become the 14th member state to deposit the instrument of ratification of the African Medicines Agency, aimed among other things at harmonising the regulation of medical products and improving the competence of GMP inspectors
Africa Gabon Faced with dozens of unplanned settlements and numerous land-related conflicts for those settling without legal permits, the country is using drones to map conflict areas in detail