By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Gabonactu
Gabon’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.
Gabon’s High Authority for Communication lifted the suspension of social media on 24 October 2026, after it had been in place for 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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Gabon is preparing its first procedural manual to improve support for vulnerable people, in a context where 33.33% of the population lives in poverty. Work began on 14 October 2026 in a Gabonese commune, according to Gabonactu.
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The National Commission for the Fight against Corruption and Illicit Enrichment continued a campaign to raise local elected officials’ awareness of asset declarations in Ntoum on 19 October 2026. The initiative involved elected officials from Komo-Mondah, Komo-Kango and Noya, Gabonactu reports.
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Gabon’s ministers of Defence, Brigitte Onkanowa, and the Interior, Edgard Moukoumbi, presented their 2027 budgets to the National Assembly’s Finance Committee. The Defence mission would receive 272.5 billion CFA francs, down from 307.3 billion in 2026, according to a statement from the lower house of Gabon’s Parliament.
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Gabon withdraws dozens of mining permits over violationsGabon’s Ministry of Mines has withdrawn dozens of exploration and operating permits after finding that their holders were failing to comply with sector rules. The permits concerned cover eight provinces and belong in particular to Abice Mining Gabon, Gabon Gold Mining and SMO, according to the ministerial statement published on 19 October.
Germany offers to mediate in crisis between Kinshasa and KigaliGermany has offered to mediate in the security crisis between DR Congo and Rwanda, Serap Güler said during a meeting with Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa. The German deputy foreign minister also said Kigali’s concerns did not justify a violation of international law, according to Beto.The week in Africa
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