Author: Gabon 24

In order to raise the level of national karateka, the Gabonese Federation of Karate-Do and Related Martial Arts invited the world legend of the said discipline, the British Wayne OTTO, 5th Dan black belt in karate, the winner of nine World Karate Championships, in Gabon from November 23 to 25, 2022. The man who holds the Guinness World Records for winning the most medals, worked with local athletes to help them develop their careers.

Gabon is the first country in Africa to set up a Centre for Protection and Social Promotion to care for victims of gender-based violence. Inaugurated on 24 November 2022, in Libreville, in the presence of the country’s highest authorities, including the Head of State, His Excellency Ali BONGO ONDIMBA and the First Lady, Sylvia BONGO ONDIMBA, it is placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs.

The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its President, promises to support several projects, including those related to youth employability, water and electricity to improve the living conditions of Gabonese people. This is the result of the meeting between the President of the Gabonese Republic, His Excellency Ali BONGO ONDIMBA and Dr. Akinwumi AYODEJI ADESINA, on November 21, 2022. 

Cameroon starts producing biogas for a better protection of the environment. Recycling the tons of charcoal waste thrown away each year in Douala is the ingenious idea of Eric TANKEU, who wants to save several hectares of forest.

Considered to be essential for the economy, the country’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will now have easy access to financial resources. This decision was taken by the highest authorities of Gabon, led by the President of the Republic, His Excellency Ali BONGO ONDIMBA, who took part in the official launching of the Société de Garantie du Gabon (SGG) on November 14, 2022.

As every year since more than a decade, JFD (Journée de la Femme Digitale) has announced on November 9, 2022, the call for applications for the Les Margaret Awards 2023. All women from Europe and Africa with innovative projects in the digital field are invited to participate.

Emmanuel Macron is invited to an International Summit on the Environment to be held in March 2023, in Libreville, Gabon, said Ali BONGO ONDIMBA, President of the Gabonese Republic on Monday, November 7, 2022, on the fringes of the COP 27, which takes place until November 18, in Egypt. This climate event will be co-organized with France in the framework of a Partnership for Positive Conservation.

To defend the commitments and measures for the fight against climate change is the main objective of the Gabonese President, His Excellency Ali BONGO ONDIMBA who went to Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt on Sunday, November 6, 2022. He is taking part in the COP 27 which will take place from November 6 to 18.

Two years after the deadly conflict in the Tigray region in Ethiopia, a cease-fire was declared on Wednesday, November 2, by the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The African Union, which played the mediator’s role, is very pleased with this news.

People of Mouila have warmly welcomed the Head of State, His Excellency Ali BONGO ONDIMBA who visited the province of Ngounié this Wednesday, November 2nd. A visit that supports the vision of the Head of State, that of always being closer to his compatriots throughout the nine (9) regions of the country.