Author: Ousmane Tandja

Economy Libreville, Tuesday, 9 June 2026 – Just hours after officially launching work on the Kobe-Kobe deepwater port on Gabon’s Atlantic coast, President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema convened a strategic circle of ambassadors and representatives from the major powers involved in the project in Nyonie. More than a simple diplomatic audience, this meeting set the tone for an ambition now openly embraced: transforming Gabon into a leading industrial, logistics, and mining hub in Central Africa. Through this high-level exchange, the head of state aimed to send a clear message to…

The official launch of construction on the Kobe-Kobe deepwater port on Monday, June 8, 2026, marks far more than the start of an infrastructure project. It ushers in a new chapter in Gabon’s economic history. Behind the bulldozers and technical studies lies a national transformation project whose consequences could permanently reshape the country’s role in African and global trade. At Nyonié, on the Atlantic coast of Estuaire province, President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema gave the starting signal for a program that brings together several strategic ambitions: industrialisation, economic sovereignty, diversification…

On 7 and 8 June 2026, the Togolese capital hosted a strategic meeting focused on the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Around the table were representatives from the main regional bodies involved in mediation: the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the East African Community (EAC), the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), alongside envoys from the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN). The stated objective was to assess the coherence of diplomatic approaches and gauge how far the warring parties remain from…

A report published on 8 June 2026 has sparked widespread debate after revealing that several French officers have returned to N’Djamena since mid-April to revive military cooperation between France and Chad, less than two years after the historic decision that ended the French military presence in the country.   While Paris insists it does not plan to redeploy permanent forces on Chadian soil, the mere resumption of military cooperation and intelligence sharing raises serious questions about the impact on President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno’s image and the credibility of the…

The government has published a series of decrees launching training competitions, direct competitions, professional competitions and selection tests to fill these positions. For the 2026 fiscal year, the Cameroonian state civil service is opening a total of 2,305 positions across various ministries. Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reform Joseph LE kick-started the recruitment process on June 4 by publishing the participation modalities through 36 decrees announcing the competitions. In the accompanying information note, the minister details the distribution of available posts. First, for standard recruitment, 890 slots are offered:…

The Gabonese Republic and the European Union convened yesterday at the Omar Bongo Ondimba Congress Palace in the Cité de la Démocratie for the second session of their strategic partnership dialogue. Co-chaired by Gabon’s Vice-President of Government, Hermann Immongault, and the EU Ambassador to Gabon, Cécile Abadie, this meeting followed the inaugural session held in October 2024. Highlighting the significance of the event, Mr. Immongault emphasized that the dialogue aligns with the Samoa Agreement, the foundational legal framework governing relations between the EU and African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) nations.…

The Burkinabè Ministry of Culture issued an immediate suspension of all national beauty pageants on June 8, freezing competitions such as Miss Burkina, local queen elections, and ethnic-themed contests. The decision, announced via an official statement, halts all such events pending a comprehensive overhaul of their regulatory framework. Transition authorities cite the need to align these competitions with Burkinabè cultural values and the ideological principles of the popular progressive revolution led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré. Suspending pageants for cultural sovereignty The ministry’s reasoning is rooted in the sovereignist discourse that…