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2023 In Gabon
Events in the year 2023 in Gabon. Incumbents * President: ** Ali Bongo Ondimba ** Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema * Prime Minister: ** Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda (until 9 January); ** Alain Claude Bilie By Nze ** Raymond Ndong Sima Events ''Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Gabon'' * 9 January – Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba names Alain Claude Bilie By Nze as the new prime minister and head of government, replacing Rose Christiane Raponda after Ondimba issued a presidential decree. * 26 August – 2023 Gabonese general election: ** Gabonese citizens vote for a president and members of the parliament. ** The government imposes a nightly curfew and suspends internet access following the closure of polls, citing the need to prevent violence and misinformation. *30 August – 2023 Gabonese coup d'état: Officers of the Gabonese military undertake a military coup, dissolving the government, closing all borders, and annulling the results of the general election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of nearly and its population is estimated at million people. There are coastal plains, mountains (the Cristal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif in the centre), and a savanna in the east. Since its independence from France in 1960, the sovereign state of Gabon has had three presidents. In the 1990s, it introduced a multi-party system and a democratic constitution that aimed for a more transparent electoral process and reformed some governmental institutions. With petroleum and foreign private investment, it has the fourth highest HDI in the region (after Mauritius, Seychelles and South Africa) and the fifth highest GDP per capita ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armed Forces Of Gabon
The Armed Forces of Gabon (french: Forces armées gabonaises) or the Gabonese Defense and Security Forces (french: forces de défense et de sécurité gabonaises) is the national professional military of the Republic of Gabon, divided into the Army, Air Force, Navy, and a National Gendarmerie, consisting of about 5,000 personnel. The armed forces includes a well-trained, well-equipped 1,800-member guard that provides security for the President of Gabon. Organizational structure Army The Gabonese Army (french: Armée de terre gabonaise) is the land component of the armed forces, specializing in infantry and mechanized reconnaissance. It was created on December 6, 1960 by decree of president Leon Mba from non-commissioned officers who served in the French colonial army, mainly the 2nd company of the 21st BIMA. Following independence, Gabon signed defense agreements with France, mainly on technical assistance and training. Until June 1964, the title of Chief of Staff of the Gabon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 In Gabon
Events in the year 2023 in Gabon. Incumbents * President: ** Ali Bongo Ondimba ** Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema * Prime Minister: ** Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda (until 9 January); ** Alain Claude Bilie By Nze ** Raymond Ndong Sima Events ''Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Gabon'' * 9 January – Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba names Alain Claude Bilie By Nze as the new prime minister and head of government, replacing Rose Christiane Raponda after Ondimba issued a presidential decree. * 26 August – 2023 Gabonese general election: ** Gabonese citizens vote for a president and members of the parliament. ** The government imposes a nightly curfew and suspends internet access following the closure of polls, citing the need to prevent violence and misinformation. *30 August – 2023 Gabonese coup d'état: Officers of the Gabonese military undertake a military coup, dissolving the government, closing all borders, and annulling the results of the general election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulin Obame-Nguema
Paulin Obame-Nguema (born 28 December 1934.) is a Gabonese politician who was the Prime Minister of Gabon from 2 November 1994 to 23 January 1999. He is currently a Deputy in the National Assembly of Gabon. Prime Minister (1994–1999) Obame-Nguema was born in Libreville. Following 1994 negotiations between the government and the opposition, which resulted in the signing of the Paris Accords on 7 October 1994, President Omar Bongo appointed Obame-Nguema—a Fang and member of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG)—as Prime Minister. Although some members of the opposition were included in his government, the two key opposition leaders, Paul Mba Abessole and Pierre-Louis Agondjo-Okawe, refused to participate. Obame-Nguema offered his resignation in June 1996, but he was retained in his post by President Bongo. In the December 1996 parliamentary election, he was elected to the National Assembly as a PDG candidate in Estuaire Province Estuaire is the most populous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Engongah Owono
François Engongah Owono (17 July 1945"Engongah Owono François", ''Gabon: Les Hommes de Pouvoir'', number 4Africa Intelligence 5 March 2002 . – 25 February 2023) was a Gabonese politician. He was long identified with the reformist faction of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) during the rule of President Omar Bongo, holding various important posts. After serving in the government of Gabon as Minister of National Education from 2004 to 2006, he was President of the National Council of Communication from 2006 to 2009 and then Minister of State for Labor in 2009. Under Bongo's son and successor, Ali Bongo, Engongah Owono held the key post of Secretary-General of the Presidency from October 2009 to January 2011. Political career A member of the Fang ethnic group, Engongah Owono was born at Oyem in 1945. An influential member of the PDG's reformist faction (''rénovateurs''), [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Foreign Affairs (Gabon) ...
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Gabon is a government minister in charge of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Gabon, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The following is a list of foreign ministers of Gabon since its founding in 1960: Notes References {{Foreign relations of Gabon Foreign Foreign Ministers Politicians Foreign ministers of Gabon Foreign ministers A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Moussa Adamo
Michael Moussa Adamo (10 January 1961 – 20 January 2023) was a Gabonese politician and diplomat. Career Moussa Adamo was born on 10 January 1961 in Makokou. He started out as a presenter on national television. In 2000, he was made chief of staff of defence minister Ali Bongo Ondimba. When Bongo was elected president in 2009, he served as Bongo's special adviser. Moussa Adamo served as Gabon's ambassador to the United States from 2011 to 2020. After, he served as defence minister before becoming foreign minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou .... He died on 20 January 2023 after a heart attack while waiting to go into a cabinet meeting. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Moussa Adamo, Michael 1961 births 2023 deaths Foreign ministers of Gabon Defence ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabon National Football Team
The Gabon national football team (French language, French: ''Équipe de football du Gabon'') represents Gabon in men's international association football, football. The team's nickname is The Panthers and it is governed by the Gabonese Football Federation. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but have qualified eight times (as of 2021) for the Africa Cup of Nations. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). History 1960s Gabon made their debut on 13 April 1960 by entering the first Friendship Games (''Jeux de L'Amitié'') tournament, created for French-speaking African countries (a precursor to the modern African Games), held in Antananarivo, Madagascar. In the First Round they were drawn against Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso national football team, Burkina Faso), who were also making their debut, and lost 5–4, despite leading 3–2 at half-time. They did not play another match for over a year and a half, until the next time the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vantour Mangoungou
Vantour Club Mangoungou is a Gabonese football club based in Libreville. They play in the Gabon Championnat National D2. In 1976 the team won the Gabon Championnat National D1. Honours *Gabon Championnat National D1: 1976, 1977 *Coupe du Gabon Interclubs: 1988 Stadium Currently the team plays at the Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang. References External links Football clubs in Gabon {{Gabon-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USM Libreville
Union Sportive O'Mbila Nziami Libreville is a Gabonese football club based in Libreville, Gabon. Achievements * Gabon Championnat National D1: 4 :: 1980, 1981, 1988, 2002 * Coupe du Gabon Interclubs: 4 :: 1987, 1991, 2002, 2008 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 1 appearance ::2003 – First Round * African Cup of Champions Clubs: 2 appearances ::1981 – Quarter-finals ::1982 – Second Round *CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances ::2004 – First Round ::2009 – First Round *CAF Cup Winners' Cup The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and w ...: 4 appearances ::1980 – Second Round ::1987 – Second Round ::1988 – First Round ::1992 – Quarter-finals Current Squad 2008–09 Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Bongo Ondimba
Sylvia Valentin Bongo Ondimba (born 11 March 1963) is the wife of Ali Bongo Ondimba since 1989. She became the First Lady of Gabon following the inauguration of her husband as President of Gabon on 16 October 2009.Sylvia Bongo Ondimba's biography official website of president Ali Bongo Ondimba Georges Dougueli ''Jeune Afrique'', 21 October 2010 . She created the Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Foundation, "For the family", in January 2011 "to improve the plight of vulnerable and disadvantaged peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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