Gabon News

Africa Presidential Elections 2023: Voting for the presidential election was held in Gabon, Africa. During this, people took part in large numbers.

A source close to the government said there were gunshots around the national television station, but that the plotters appeared to be a small group of soldiers.

The African Union said Monday it is ready to send a delegation to Gabon where a disputed election has sparked deadly violence in recent days, a statement said.

Police arrested 1,000 people as security forces fanned out across Gabon`s capital Thursday after a night of riots and looting that erupted when President Ali Bongo was declared winner of disputed polls.

Gabon security forces were attempting to storm the opposition headquarters early Thursday, leaving several people injured, party leaders said, hours after President Ali Bongo claimed victory in contested polls.

On the eve of the presidential election in Gabon, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on Gabonese to exercise their civic duty and hold the poll in a peaceful and credible manner.

Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba has warned of possible unrest during the August 27 election which he said was the "strategy" of the opposition challenging his eligibility to seek a second seven-year term.

The United Nations on Wednesday said it has widened an investigation of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by foreign peacekeepers in Central African Republic and notified authorities in France, Gabon and Burundi about the charges.

All 54 countries, which have been invited, will be represented at the third India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) that got underway here on Monday, a senior external affairs ministry official said.

The company said agreement includes transformation of the existing mobile radio access and core network infrastructure.

The company said agreement includes transformation of the existing mobile radio access and core network infrastructure.