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Gabon kicks off Senate elections

The election campaign for Gabon's 102 Senate seats was officially opened on Saturday throughout the West African country, the national electoral commission announced. The campaign is pitting 150 candidates in the run-up to the election on Jan. 18, with the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) as the most powerful contender for the seats. A total of 84 of the candidates come from the PDG, while each of the opposition parties has fewer than 10 for the race. The mandate for senators is six...

Gabon oil investments get "go ahead"

Despite dramatically sinking oil prices, major investments in Gabon's oil sector are getting a "go ahead" notice, with a 145-kilometer pipeline now being updated.

African ministers to defend health from environmental harm

Health and environment ministers in Africa have resolved to build a strategic alliance to reduce environmental threats to human health and well-being. Following the conclusion of an historic gathering in Gabon, the ministers signed and adopted the Libreville Declaration which commits governments to take measures to stimulate the necessary policy, institutional and investment changes that should be effected to optimize synergies between health, environment and other relevant sectors. “The...