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Archive for Category: "Gabon"
Gabon: Francine Rogombé president par interim
Rose Francine Rogombé a été solennellement investie mercredi comme chef de l’Etat gabonais par intérim. Elle a un mois et demi pour organiser une élection présidentielle. Mais le deuil national de 30 jours ne lui facilitera pas la tâche. Selon la Constitution gabonaise, le président de la République par intérim jouit quasiment de tous les pouvoirs [...]
Gabon swears in senate head as interim president
Rose Francine Rogombe was sworn in as Gabon’s interim president on Wednesday, the first step in the process of replacing President Omar Bongo, Africa’s longest-serving head of state, who died earlier this week.
Gabon: un pays aux pieds d’argile?
Le Gabon a bâti sa fortune sur le pétrole. Bien avant l’indépendance, dès les années 30, les découvertes sont prometteuses. Mais le boom pétrolier sur lequel le pays s’est reposé aura lieu entre les années 1970 et 1990, vingt belles années avec un pétrole et des pétrodollars qui coulaient à flot. Or, et ce n’est [...]
Bongo’s son calls for Gabon calm
The son of the late Gabonese President Omar Bongo has appealed for calm following his father’s death. Defence Minister Ali-Ben Bongo, who made the comments in a televised address, is seen as a top candidate to succeed his father. Earlier, the defence ministry said it was closing Gabon’s borders and that it was deploying security [...]
Gabon, president Omar Bongo is dead?
Africa’s longest-serving leader, President Omar Bongo of Gabon, has died at the age of 73, French media say. Mr Bongo had been treated in a clinic in the Spanish city of Barcelona. He was reported to have cancer, and had suspended his activities in May.
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