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31, August 2023
Battle of the Banks seeks to find the best young bankers in Africa – do you have what it takes? 0
As banks across Africa navigate a challenging economic climate and come to terms with an increasingly digitised continent and the immense opportunity this brings, there’s an opportunity for bankers and banks to battle it out for top honours in the prestigious pan African competition, Battle of the Banks Africa 2023. The winning bank and their […]
31, August 2023
Fall of Ali Bongo: End of strongmen era 0
At the heart of democracy is the premise that the governors are accountable to the governed. Harris Soche defines democracy as the people’s government, where the population is the power holder. With this power, the population defends and protects themselves from the tyranny of those in power. This concept underpins liberal democracies around the world. […]
31, August 2023
Biya reshuffle military positions after Gabon coup 0
As coups continue to spread on the African continent, some leaders are taking proactive steps by reshuffling defense portfolios. On Wednesday, 90-year old President Paul Biya made major changes to the country’s ministry of defense. Among the posts reshuffled were the delegation at the presidency in charge of defense, air force staff, navy, and the […]
30, August 2023
Gabon: Disgraced Ali Bongo abandons French language calls on people to ‘make noise’ in English 0
Gabon’s ex- president called on his citizens to “make noise” after a coup attempt in the Central African country, saying he was speaking from detention in his residence. Ali Bongo Ondimba appeared in a video sat in a chair with a book shelf behind him. It was his first public appearance since soldiers took to […]
30, August 2023
Gabon: Colonel Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is new strong man 0
The head of the Republican Guards, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, was selected by his peers to lead the transition in Gabon after they took over power on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Early Wednesday, the military announced that they had taken over power from Ali Bongo Ondimba, citing a degraded social atmosphere that according to them […]
30, August 2023
Gabon: End of the Bongo dynasty? 0
A group of rebellious military officers declared a coup in the central African nation of Gabon, minutes after the results of the presidential election showed that President Ali Bongo had won a third term. Gabonese junta putschists declared their intention on television on Wednesday, saying they have overthrown the government of President Ali Bongo. “We […]
30, August 2023
Gabon president under house arrest, military officers say 0
Gabonese President Ali Bongo is under house arrest and one of his sons has been arrested for “treason”, military officers said Wednesday, hours after announcing they had overthrown the government. “President Ali Bongo is under house arrest, surrounded by his family and doctors,” they said in a statement read out on state TV. The statement […]
29, August 2023
Southern Cameroons church leaders urge return to school despite carnage of war 0
Church leaders in Cameroon’s war-ravaged English-speaking regions have launched a campaign for children to go back to school, as the Central African country prepares for the start of the 2023-2024 academic year on September 4. The campaign, dubbed “Stronger & Better Together- Back to School Message from Religious Leaders,” challenges parents to defeat fear and […]
29, August 2023
Indomitable Lions: Onana recalled to squad after spat with Rigobert Song 0
Manchester United’s new goalkeeper Andre Onana has been recalled to Cameroon’s squad some nine months after he walked out on the team during the World Cup in Qatar. Onana was named on Tuesday by coach Rigobert Song in the squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burundi in Garoua on Sept. 12, where […]
31, August 2023
From Burkina Faso to Niger to Gabon, Western hegemony dying in Africa 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, Politics
Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 was undeniably one of the biggest evil summits in modern history. Greedy and racist European colonialists sat down in the German city and divided Africans as if they were sharing bread on a breakfast table. The conference was organized by Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of Germany at the request […]