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By 2008, Gabon Telecom became privatized when Vivendi-controlled Maroc Telecom purchased a large amount of stock. The Ministry of Information, Post and Technology's telecom operations are privitazations, acquisitions and new licenses. It includes fixed, mobile, and broadband. Gabon has one of the most penetrated mobile markets among in Africa.
The national press service is the Gabonese Press Agency which publishes a daily paper, Gabon-Matin (circulation 18,000 as of 2002). L'Union in Libreville, the government-controlled daily newspaper, had an average daily circulation of 40,000 in 2002. The weekly Gabon d'Aujourdhui is published by the Ministry of Communications. There are about 9 ...
The working language of Gabon will continue to be French, [12] but it will not be considered the state's "official language". [13] Mandatory military service would be allowed under law. [13] The new constitution would also define marriage as a union between a man and a woman via an entrenched clause, thus permanently banning same-sex marriage. [14]
He was a member of the SNEC (National Union of Teachers and Researchers) from 1990 to 1998. This was the first free union which made a decisive contribution, in 1990 in Gabon . Albert Ondo Ossa has contributed to and/or conducted work in the sub-region on questions of coordination of budgetary policies, monetary policies, and other economic ...
The Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (French: Comité pour la transition et la restauration des institutions, CTRI) is the ruling military junta of Gabon. It took power in the 2023 Gabonese coup d'état after annulling the 2023 Gabonese general election .
The Union of the Gabonese People (French: Union du peuple gabonais, UPG) is an opposition political party in Gabon. It was led by Pierre Mamboundou until his death in 2011. History
The UDSG was established on 9 September 1947 by Jean-Hilaire Aubame, [1] and was affiliated with the African Regroupment Party.In the 1952 Territorial Assembly elections it won 14 of the 24 elected seats.
Gabon was also ranked 136th out of 180 countries for the perception of corruption by Transparency International in 2022. [23] In a speech delivered on the country's Independence Day on 17 August, Bongo, a close ally of France, insisted that he would not allow Gabon to be subjected to "destabilization", referring to other recent coups in the region.