Since its creation and the effective launch of its activities, until the end of the second distribution phase completed this weekend, the Food Bank has benefited from the support of several companies, associations and individuals who have enabled it to harvest 694,247 tonnes of products essential items to distribute to vulnerable and distressed populations. The...

The Gabonese government has announced a national survey on the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the economic and social situation of households and businesses. This will take place from May to December 2020. The Ministry of Economy and Finance via the General Directorate of Statistics and Economic Studies (DGSEE), in collaboration with the World...

It’s the turn of Central Africa to get Covid-Organics. A delegation from Congo Brazzaville led by Professor Elira Dokekias Alexis, President of the National Commission in charge of the fight against Coronavirus in this country, was received at the BANI Ivato airport Wednesday March 6, 2020. Following an interview with President Andry Rajoelina, Congolese President...

Chad is taking an important step towards e-learning to adapt educational continuity to the health crisis linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. Two distance education projects now benefit from the support of mobile operators, which should benefit several thousand students. On April 14, the “EDUTCHAD” platform was officially launched, while on April 30, the National School...

Gabon Telecom went there to contribute to the Food Bank on April 30 in Owendo. The leader of the telephony in Gabon has donated 60 tonnes of basic necessities and 45,000 pieces of soap, intended for households in difficulty during the current crisis, following the coronavirus. Responding to the appeal for solidarity launched by the...

Two weeks after launching its activities in Grand Libreville, the Food Bank is on track to reach its target of 60,000 households impacted by the distribution of food vouchers and kits. As of April 29, 50,604 food vouchers have been distributed in the capital and neighboring municipalities, according to the Ministry of National Solidarity. If...

Transportation, hotels and restaurants, and commerce are the sectors that the government says have been most affected by the coronavirus pandemic. This is the result of a study carried out by the government in order to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the national economy, and to determine the accompanying measures to be implemented to...

A relaxation in the observation of the barrier measures against the coronavirus has been noted recently in the Central African Republic (CAR), while the country reached Monday the bar of 50 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Last Sunday, almost all the bistros reopened their doors and many customers gathered there in the capital Bangui, and the...

Faced with the epidemic of the new coronavirus having induced a prolongation of the state of emergency in Gabon and its natural corollary, the confinement of Grand Libreville, the concern of hoteliers, restaurateurs, owners of discotheques and bars is growing despite the adoption this April 27 of a partial lockdown. The percentage must be enormous...