By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
The Gabonese government restored access to social media after an eight-month suspension. Since October, formal identification has been mandatory for all Gabonese users, ending online anonymity, reports Le Monde.
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24 OctGabon lifts social media block after nine months24 OctGabon’s High Authority restores social media accessGabon’s High Authority of Communication decided to lift the suspension of social media, imposed on 17 February 2026. The measure ends an interruption that had lasted about eight months, according to a statement from the authority reported by Gabonactu.
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Gabon’s High Authority for Communication lifted the suspension of social media on 24 October 2026, after nearly nine months. The decision follows the adoption of three ordinances regulating platforms and reforming the digital communications framework, according to Gabonclic.
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Meta faces a class action in Australia accusing it of harming children through Facebook and Instagram. The proceedings could fuel debates on protecting young users and regulating social media in South Africa, reports South African outlet IOL.
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Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has asked ministers, including eight new members, to turn their commitments into concrete results. On 15 October, he announced road maps with specific objectives and deadlines to speed up priority matters, L’Union reports.
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Oligui Nguema hands over 16,000 land titles to GaboneseGabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema received his own land title before handing over 16,000 titles to his fellow citizens. The operation is part of efforts to accelerate land regularisation in Gabon, reports Gabonactu.
São Tomé and Príncipe places 12 threatened giant snails in captivityThe Príncipe Foundation and Príncipe Natural Park have launched a captive-conservation experiment involving 12 endemic giant snails threatened with extinction in São Tomé and Príncipe. Monitoring is intended to shed light on their survival, diet and reproduction before possible reintroduction into the park, Telanon reports.The week in Africa
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