Tag: Jean Ping
Gabon opposition leader rejects Bongo’s legitimacy
Gabon's opposition leader Jean Ping on Thursday called for national talks to form a "new republic" and urged foreign powers to impose...
Gabon warns opposition against violence ahead of court ruling
Government officials in Gabon warned opposition leader Jean Ping on Wednesday that he risked arrest if unrest resumes when the Constitutional Court...
Gabon faces “sustained instability” if no presidential vote recount
If there is no recount of votes in Gabon's presidential election, the country will face "profound and sustained instability", the man who...
Bongo opponents in Gabon face deadline for poll challenge
Gabon's opposition faced a legal deadline on Thursday to seek a vote recount in an election they say was stolen by President...
Gabon opposition leader urges general strike following disputed election
Gabon's opposition leader on Monday appealed for a general strike in response to what he said was a fraudulent re-election of President...
Gabon’s Ping declares himself president after post-poll riots
Gabonese opposition candidate Jean Ping declared himself president on Friday, after a disputed election that triggered two days of post-election riots against...
Gabon opposition leader says two killed, many wounded after disputed vote
Gabon opposition leader Jean Ping said on Thursday two people were killed and many wounded when the presidential guard and police attacked...
Gabon condemns Ping, warns French officials against “interference”
The Gabon government on Tuesday accused President Ali Bongo's challenger, Jean Ping, of trying to destabilise the country and warned French ruling...
Gabon opposition candidate calls on Bongo to “acknowledge his defeat”
Gabon opposition candidate Jean Ping called on President Ali Bongo on Monday to "acknowledge his defeat" in Saturday's presidential election, a head-on...
SA govt pushing Dlamini Zuma’s AU ambitions
The South African government has reiterated its support for Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma's candidature for the position of chairperson of...
SA pushes bid for AU Commission chair
The South African government has expressed optimism that Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will be elected to lead the African Union...
SA treading carefully in bid for top AU position
South Africa is running into heavy diplomatic weather as its latest bid for expanded influence on the continent -- the nomination of...
AU famine meet raises $351m, figure questioned
A much-delayed African Union summit held to raise money to tackle famine in Somalia and drought in the Horn of Africa held...
African Union welcomes Eritrea, Djibouti mediation deal
The African Union recently lent support to a mediation agreement between Eritrea and Djibouti, whose bitter border standoff is seen as potentially...
Burundi and SA praise Sierra Leone
The Presidents of Burundi and South Africa have joined prominent civil society voices including Dr Graca Machel and African Union Commission Chairperson,...
Year of peace, security in Swaziland
The African Union (AU) Commission and the Kingdom of Swaziland marked another milestone in the Year of Peace and Security in Africa...
US hosts African Union delegation
An African Union delegation is in Washington for three days of high-level bilateral talks on topics ranging from trade to health to...
African Union to offer new Madagascar compromise
The African Union's top diplomat will present Madagascar's bickering power-brokers with a fresh political compromise aimed at ending a year-long crisis.
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African Union calls for Madagascar talks to resume
International efforts to resolve a year-long political crisis in Madagascar must be redoubled to stop the Indian Ocean Island from sliding deeper...
