05 Février 2021

LIBREVILLE, February 5 (Infosplusgabon) - The ceremony marking the commemoration of the 183rd anniversary of the abolition of slavery took place at Pointe Canon, Mahebourg, on Thursday 1st February. Several dignitaries of the country participated in a wreath laying cermony, in particular the Ministers Pradeep Roopun, Eddy Boissezon, Etienne Sinatambou and Stephan Toussaint. Also present for the occasion, Jean-François Chaumière, president of the Nelson Mandela Center and Arnaud Carpooran, president of the Creole Speaking Union.

05 Février 2021

LIBREVILLE, February 5 (Infosplusgabon) - The ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and President Paul Kagame continued to exert control over the political landscape in Rwanda, as political opposition leaders have been intimidated and silenced, arrested, or forced into exile. The RPF won an overwhelming victory in legislative elections in September, following Kagame’s re-election with a reported 98.8 percent of the vote in the 2017 presidential elections. A 2015 referendum changed the constitution and allowed Kagame to run for additional terms.