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Nadia Christelle Koye elected to lead Gabonese women senators

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Gabonese senator Nadia Christelle Koye was unanimously elected president of the Network of Women Senators of Gabon at a meeting to establish its executive bureau. The organisation, now governed by statutes, is to promote women’s rights and strengthen parliamentary coordination, according to a statement from the Gabonese Senate.

Gabonese senator Nadia Christelle Koye was unanimously elected president of the Network of Women Senators of Gabon (REFESEG), according to a Senate statement published on 20 October. The vote took place at a meeting focused on setting up the association’s executive bureau.

Senate President Huguette Yvonne Nyana Ekoume épouse Awori Onanga chaired the meeting and urged the new bureau to promote coherence in parliamentary action and women’s rights. Senators Honorine Dossou Naki and Madeleine Revangue were appointed vice-presidents.

The network, previously informal, has adopted statutes while it awaits completion of its governance formalities. Nadia Christelle Koye intends to make it an instrument of governance and the defence of women’s rights in Gabon.

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