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The municipal council of Libreville recently gathered at the Jean-Félix Lassy hall for an ordinary session to review and approve the administrative and management accounts for the 2025 fiscal year. This meeting, attended by Marie-Françoise Dikoumba, the Governor of Estuaire Province, marks a significant moment for the local administration as it seeks to stabilize its operations.The current political atmosphere follows a period of notable transition. Last April, the rejection of the 2026 draft budget by a majority of council members led to the exit of the executive team previously led by Pierre Matthieu Obame Etoughe. This shift paved the way for a new leadership team under Eugène Mba. Now operating in a more settled environment, the elected officials have resumed their institutional duties...

A passionate sports enthusiast, I grew up captivated by the roar of Formula 1 engines and Ronaldinho's football brilliance. Today, with a Master's in sports journalism, I dedicate my expertise to covering every Grand Prix and Paris Saint-Germain match, my two enduring passions. The transfer saga surrounding Yan Diomandé has escalated significantly in recent hours. The highly sought-after Ivorian winger, a key target in the current transfer window, was reportedly keen on joining Paris Saint-Germain. However, RB Leipzig has made it unequivocally clear that they have no intention of letting their star player depart. Fo...

A solemn ceremony took place on Tuesday, 30 June 2026, at the Air Base of Cotonou to mark the event. Military honours, a salute to the flag, and a troop review punctuated the farewell of the highest-ranking officer in the army. The ceremony was held in the presence of the Chief of the General Staff of the Beninese Armed Forces, General Fructueux Gbaguidi, and the Minister Delegate for National Defence, Gildas Agonkan. All paid tribute to a career defined by rigour and dedication. Elevated to the rank of five-star general on 9 February 2026, Bertin Bada was subsequently appointed Defence and Security Advisor to President Romuald Wadagni. He also served as Director of the Military Cabinet under former President Patrice Talon. Aged 63, General Bada leaves the military institution after a dens...

The summer transfer window has been buzzing for weeks, with Olympique de Marseille frequently making headlines. The Phocaeans find themselves under intense scrutiny from UEFA, making player sales an absolute necessity to avoid exclusion from European competitions. While Mason Greenwood's future remains a central topic of discussion, another prominent star could also be preparing for departure. Following a disastrous previous season, no one in Marseille's squad is truly safe. The failure to qualify for the Ligue des Champions already mandated strict financial austerity for OM, but this need has escalated into an urgent imperative...

The Gabonese government is stepping up oversight of projects funded by the African Development Bank to speed up their completion. Vice President Hermann Immongault led a working session on Monday, June 29, 2026, with a delegation from the institution headed by Country Representative Mamour Ousmane Ba. Planning Minister Louise Mvono and Agriculture Minister Pacôme Kossy also attended. This meeting follows recent talks between the President and the African Development Bank president on the sidelines of the bank's annual meetings in Brazzaville, aimed at reviewing project progress and removing barriers to implementation. Hermann Immongault stressed that the government will now apply tighter oversight to each project in the African Development Bank portfolio. The administration believes that ...

Social media platforms such as Meta, X, Instagram, TikTok, Netflix, Spotify and Airbnb have transformed from simple entertainment and social connection tools into powerful economic machines that often evade traditional state control and regulation. For Morocco, this shift is now undeniable. On June 11, 2026, the country's tax authority launched a dedicated platform to tax digital services, ending years of fiscal uncertainty.Paul Romer, 2018 Nobel Prize winner in economics, laid the theoretical groundwork: technological progress is not accidental but stems from rational economic calculations. Social networks, born in research centres such as MIT, Harvard and Silicon Valley, perfectly illustrate this dynamic. They were designed, funded and deployed because actors saw profitability.The number...

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has confirmed plans to submit Senegal's proposed constitutional amendments to a national referendum if approved by the National Assembly. The reform package, championed by the parliamentary majority, aims to recalibrate the balance of powers between state institutions while curtailing certain presidential authorities. The announcement came during a June 29 session of the National Assembly, where Justice Minister Moussa Sarr revealed the president's decision to invoke Article 103 of the Constitution. This constitutional provision enables direct public consultation on proposed amendments, bypassing full parliamentary approval. Photograph: © AP - Mosa'ab Elshamy Key changes in the constitutional proposal The draft amendments seek to fundamentally reshape S...

Malombo bridge access roads near completion in Nyong-et-KelléAs of June 29, 2026, the construction of access roads to the bridge over the Nyong River in Malombo, Nyong-et-Kellé department, has entered its final phase. After completing the road pavement, teams from the company CFHEC have started installing road signs and carrying out drainage works.The access roads, spanning a total length of 960 metres on both riverbanks, feature a cross-section of one carriageway with two 3.5-metre lanes and two 1.5-metre shoulders on each side. The pavement structure consists of a 25-centimetre lateritic gravel foundation layer, a 20-centimetre crushed aggregate base layer (0/31.5), and a 5-centimetre bituminous concrete wearing course.Work on the bridge itself is also nearing completion. According to of...

During the recent conclusion of the Gabon Economic Forum (GEF), Alain‑Claude Kouakoua, who presides over the Federation of Gabonese Enterprises (FEG), brought critical attention to the most sensitive economic issue facing the nation: the substantial debt the State owes to private enterprises. This outstanding domestic debt has long been a point of contention and uncertainty for Gabon's economic landscape. For many years, this specific state debt has been estimated at a staggering 4,340 billion FCFA. However, Kouakoua suggested that this figure is likely inflated. The FEG leader emphasized that not every claim submitted warrants validation, citing numerous cases where documentation was either insufficient, irregular, or otherwise questionable, making these dossiers contestable. In respons...