Conservation groups wrongly living people off their ancestral land
A United Nations expert says some of the world’s leading conservation groups are violating the rights of indigenous people by backing projects that oust them from their ancestral homes in the name of environmental preservation. At the world’s largest gathering of conservation leaders now underway in Honolulu she says some of the biggest groups claiming […]
EU mission questions validity of Gabon’s presidential vote
An EU mission has questioned the validity of elections that saw Gabon’s president, Ali Bongo, re-elected by a very narrow margin. France has recommended a recount and the African Union said it will send mediators after at least half a dozen deaths in post election violence. ends intro Gabon’s opposition leader Jean Ping – who […]
Ali Bongo hits back at criticism of his election win in Gabon
Facing growing pressure at home and abroad to recount the votes that gave him a second term as Gabon’s President, Ali Bongo has rounded on EU observers who’ve joined this chorus. He accused them of overlooking irregularities in his rival Jean Ping’s camp. The EU election observation team reports a clear anomaly in voting in […]