-
Gabon: Prime Minister Says Sanctions Could Be Damaging, Military Junta Needs Time
VOA, 28 September 2023
Gabon's prime minister says international sanctions and pressure for a return to constitutional order could be devastating to the country's economy. He also says the military junta… Read more »
-
Gabon: U.S. Govt Pauses Foreign Assistance Programmes
State Department, 27 September 2023
The U.S. government is pausing certain foreign assistance programs benefiting the government of Gabon while we evaluate the unconstitutional intervention by members of the… Read more »
U.S. Pushes Sanctions For Gabon In Reply to Junta Takeover
The U.S. has announced that it is pausing certain foreign assistance programmes benefiting the Gabon government, while it evaluates the unconstitutional intervention by members of the country's military.
The military junta in Gabon led by General Brice Oligui Nguema has set a two-year transition period to democracy and military cooperation with France. He has appointed former opposition leaders and key figures from the ousted regime to both houses of parliament.
Gabon's Interim Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima, said he wants to remind the world that by seizing power, the military saved the central African state from a civil war.
InFocus
-
Marches have been held in several towns in a show of solidarity with the junta. Andre-Patrick Roponat, the state prosecutor for Libreville, said several people, including Sylvia ... Read more »
-
The military junta in Gabon led by General Brice Oligui Nguema has set a two-year transition period to democracy and military cooperation with France. Nguema has appointed former ... Read more »
