Jean Ping

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ICC Team To Visit Gabon Over Claims of Post-Poll Violence

A team from the International Criminal Court (ICC) will visit Gabon next week to look into claims of post-election...

Headlines

ICC Team To Visit Gabon Over Claims of Post-Poll Violence

A team from the International Criminal Court (ICC) will visit Gabon next week to look into claims of post-election...

Headlines

Gabon President Launches ‘dialogue’ After Election Unrest

Gabonese President Ali Bongo launched a forum Tuesday of political and social groups on resolving a crisis sparked by...

International

Gabon Opposition Rejects President’s Call For Talks To Ease Tensions

Gabonese President Ali Bongo has offered to hold talks with opposition parties in an apparent bid to ease tensions over...

International

Profile of the New AU Commission Chief

The African Union (AU) finally elected a new leader of its commission. Moussa Faki Mahamat won a close contest against...

Sports

Football Fails To Bring Relief To Gabon

The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, the continent's biggest football tournament, is taking place in Gabon. But across the...

Sports

Hackers Shut Down Africa Cup of Nations Website

A group of hackers claim to have shut down the website of the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in protest at...

Opinion

Pink Sheeting An African Election

By the time Charlotte “lip gloss” Osei, Ghana's electoral Commissioner conceded defeat to the NPP and Nana Addo...

International

Lawyer of Gabon’s Opposition Leader Reported Missing

A lawyer for the Gabon opposition leader Jean Ping, who is still disputing the re-election of President Ali Bongo, has...

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Ghana Decides Today

By Akwasi Brobbey The political process does not end on election day. Young people need to stay involved in the process...

Opinion

Allowing African Mistakes? Reflection On President Mahama’s Address To The UN General Assembly

It is common knowledge that President Mahama has referred to Ghanaians as a people who have short memories. Perhaps,...

International

Kenya Nominates Foreign Minister For Top AU Job

Kenya's surprise decision to nominate the Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed for the job of African Union (AU) Commission...

International

Gabon Names New Cabinet After Disputed Presidential Vote

Gabon's new prime minister has named the country's new government after a disputed election that saw President Ali...

Opinion

Heavy Security In Tense Gabon After Bongo Re-Election Validated

Libreville (AFP) - Libreville's nearly empty streets were under the watch of a heavy police and military presence on...

Opinion

Gabon’s New President Pledges ‘inclusive Government’

Libreville (AFP) - Gabon's President Ali Bongo, newly sworn back into power, on Wednesday appointed a prime minister to...

International

Next Step Unclear For Gabon’s Jean Ping

Gabon’s president Ali Bongo is due to be sworn in on Tuesday after the country’s highest court validated his...

International

Gabon’s Bongo Asks National Unity After Re-Election Is Confirmed

Gabon's newly re-elected president, Ali Bongo, said Saturday that he would seek to form a new government based on a...

International

Gabon Court Upholds Ali Bongo Election Win

Gabon's constitutional court has upheld President Ali Bongo's election victory, rejecting opposition calls for a...

International

Search For Gabon’s Missing Goes On, Two Weeks After Poll Violence

More than two weeks after the start of violence prompted by a contested presidential election in Gabon, the search for...