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Gabon: Gabon Courts Stand Still As Magistrates Protest Working Conditions
VOA, 11 February 2025
Gabon's courts are effectively closed because the magistrates who run them refuse to work due to what they call poor working conditions and pay. They have rejected pleas by leaders… Read more »
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Gabon: Gabon Dispatches Government Ministers to Encourage Voter Registrations
VOA, 22 January 2025
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Gabon: Gabon Appoints New Economy Minister Amid Mounting Debt Challenges
Daba Finance, 20 January 2025
Gabon's military leader, Brice Oligui Nguema, appointed Mark Doumba as the new economy minister Doumba, a Harvard-trained entrepreneur, will tackle the nation's growing debt… Read more »
Poor Working Conditions Spark Gabon Magistrate Strike
The courts have effectively shut down for nearly a month because the magistrates refuse to return to work, protesting against poor working conditions and inadequate salaries. Hundreds of court cases have gone unheard due to the strike.
The National Trade Union of Magistrates (SYNAMAG) has criticized the government for neglecting understaffed courts, deteriorating infrastructure, and refusing to hold talks. The magistrates launched their protests on January 13, saying it is challenging to make fair decisions based on the law without adequate compensation as prescribed by the country's legal framework.
The magistrates have petitioned Gabon's transitional president, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, to immediately respond to their demands.
