2026 in Gabon
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Events in the year 2026 in Gabon.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January – President Oligui implements a cabinet reshuffle, resulting in the appointment of Hughes Alexandre Barro Chambrier as vice president.[1]
February
[edit]- 17 February – The High Authority for Communication imposes an indefinite, nationwide blockage of social media platforms, citing societal threats caused by “defamatory, hateful and insulting content”.[2]
March
[edit]- 11 March – The government formally requests a financial programme from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following an IMF mission to the country, citing the need to stabilise its finances and improve fiscal transparency.[3]
April
[edit]- 15 April – Former prime minister Alain Claude Bilie By Nze is arrested in Libreville over unpaid debts amounting to CFA5 million ($8,999) incurred from organizing the National Cultural Festival in 2008.[4]
May
[edit]- 28 May – A court in Libreville convicts eight people and the ferry company Royal Coast Marine on charges related to the sinking of the Esther Miracle in 2023 that killed 34 people and sentences the convicted individuals to 38 months' imprisonment.[5]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[6]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 30 March – Eid al-Fitr
- 17 April – Women's Day
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 29 May – Ascension Day
- 6 June – Eid al-Adha
- 9 June Whit Monday
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 16–17 August – Independence Day
- 1 November – All Saints Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]- 5 June – Yrondu Musavu-King, 34, footballer (Boulogne, Le Mans, national team).[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gabon's President Nguema starts the year with major government reshuffle". Africanews. 2026-01-02. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
- ^ "Social media suspended in Gabon 'until further notice': media regulator". Africanews. February 18, 2026. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
- ^ "Exclusive: Gabon formally requests IMF programme, Fund says". Reuters. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Gabon's former prime minister, a critic of the junta, has been arrested". AP News. 2026-04-16. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ^ "Eight convictions in the 2023 Esther Miracle ferry disaster in Gabon". Africanews. 29 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ^ "Gabon Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Gabon FA confirm death of former Toulouse defender Musavu-King at 34". ESPN. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
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