Africa Gabon Gabonese went to the polls for presidential, parliamentary and local elections yesterday; authorities refused all requests for accreditation from foreign journalists wishing to cover the general election
Africa Gabon The employability project 'A taxi, a job, a future' started with the official handing-over ceremony of the keys to the 20 beneficiaries; the event took place in multipurpose hall in Moanda, capital of the Lebombi-Leyou department
Africa Gabon The new constitution, approved by 91% of voters at referendum, transforms the country from a semi-presidential to a presidential republic: the office of Prime Minister is eliminated, and the president can appoint judges and dissolve the Parliament
Africa Gabon The leader of the Social Democratic Party, Pierre-Claver Maganga Moussavou, called on Gabonese people to vote 'no' in the 16 November referendum on the new constitution that proposes, among other things, a 7-year presidential term, renewable once