By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Gabonreview
Gabon’s Ministry of Social Affairs brought together whistleblowers in Libreville on Thursday 23 July to raise awareness of protecting the image of people receiving assistance. The meeting, followed by a visit to the directorates-general, also aimed to present their missions and promote faster support for beneficiaries.
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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Gabon’s Transport Minister, Ulrich Manfombi Manfombi, visited Sécuriport’s facilities at Léon-Mba International Airport in Libreville. The visit comes as deployment of the API-PNR system, designed to process passenger data, is being accelerated, reports Gabonactu.
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Women In Finance Gabon brought women, girls, partners and experts together in Libreville to promote financial education as a tool for empowerment and poverty reduction. The 17 October event offered a programme on attitudes towards money, emotions and financial solutions, according to Gabonews.
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Gabonese Foreign Minister Marie Edith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny presented six bills ratifying agreements with Serbia, the United Arab Emirates and Cuba, as well as an agreement on mangrove protection. Senators sought guarantees about their financial, political and environmental effects, according to Gabonclic.
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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.
General Olangué completes Congolese gendarmerie tourBrigadier General Gildas Olangué, commander of the Congolese national gendarmerie, has completed a 15-day tour of the country’s 14 gendarmerie regions in Brazzaville. His discussions covered serious crime, juvenile crime and urban traffic, according to Les Échos du Congo-Brazzaville.The week in Africa
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