Gabon

The chair 'Girls, Women and Society' was established at the Omar Bongo University in Libreville by the World Islamic Organisation for Education, Science and Culture

For more than 20 years, Gabonese loggers have been trying to meet the environmental criteria set by the international community; according to them, the new rules on padouk exports were adopted without taking into account the reality on the ground

President Ali Bongo delayed the announcement of a new presidential candidacy, expected on Sunday in Libreville at the 55th anniversary celebrations of Gabon's ruling Democratic Party

The country and Cameroon have tightened border security after neighbouring Equatorial Guinea confirmed the spread of the Marburg virus

Gabon's transport minister, Brice Paillat, has resigned a week after a ferry disaster that left at least 21 people dead

Gabon's One Forest Summit kicked off on 1 March in Libreville, to bring together countries with large forest areas to collaboratively develop a platform for scientific and economic solutions and to combine forest protection and economic development

The Government has published a price list for cement sacks, setting the price of cement in accordance with the decree signed on 17 February by the Minister of State in charge of Industrial Development and his colleagues in Economy and Trade

The governments of Gabon, Jamaica and Sri Lanka have joined forces to combat harmful cosmetic practices, launching a $14 million joint project to eliminate the use of mercury in skin-lightening products

The country has launched a project for five agricultural zones designed to lead it towards food self-sufficiency, but also to diversify its economy, with India's support

Foreign Minister, Michael Moussa Adamo, died on Friday after suffering a heart attack during a cabinet meeting; reacting to his death on Twitter, President Bongo paid tribute to Moussa Adamo, whom he called "a friend and a great diplomat"

Gabon's President Ali Bongo has appointed the country's first female Prime Minister, Rose Raponda, to the role of Vice-President; she has thus also become the country's first female Vice-President

In a statement, TotalEnergies EP Gabon, the majority-owned subsidiary of Total, said it had reached a new exploration and production sharing agreement; the Baudroie-Mérou Marine G5-143 licence will last until 2047

The country has ratified the Makka Al-Mukarramah convention for the fight against corruption, an initiative by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation