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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has exerted pressure on the Gabonese authorities to sell state shares in the International Bank for Trade and Industry of Gabon (BICIG).
UNAIDS Director in Gabon Françoise Ndayishimiye has revealed that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is ready to supply ARVs to Gabon, which is facing a shortage of the vital drugs for people living with HIV.
The Gabonese government saved around CFA391 million in 2018 thanks to a more rigorous equalisation and stabilisation of the pump price of kerosene, the Stabilisation and Equalisation Fund (CAISTAB) said Monday in a statement.
Gabon’s ruling Democratic Party (PDG), in power for 51 years) has announced in a statement that it has expelled from its ranks forty-three militants, accused of indiscipline and sharing intelligence “with the enemy.”
Gabon’s state expenditure totaled CFA 1,119.4 billion in 2018 against CFA 945.8 billion in 2017.
The Gabonese cabinet led by Prime Minister Julien Nkoghe Bekale has undergone a reshuffle on Wednesday with three close allies of President Ali Bongo axed.
President Ali Bongo of Gabon will chair his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, after 80 days of absence from the country due to medical reasons.
The ministers of the new Gabonese government were sworn in Libreville early Tuesday in front of President Omar Bongo, according to local media.
The new government in Libreville led by Julien Nkoghe Bekale, appointed prime minister last weekend, Tuesday morning took the oath of office at the presidential palace before President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who returned to the country from Morocco on Monday evening.
Gabonese President Ali Bongo has named Julien Nkoghe Bekale as the country’s new Prime Minister.