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Gabon’s coup leader officially assumes the presidency and sends messages at home and abroad
General Price Olegé Nguuma was sworn in as Gabon’s interim president during a ceremony at the Republican Palace in Libreville on Monday, a week after a military coup that ousted President Ali Bongo.
Angema supporters gathered in the square of the Hassan II Mosque opposite the Palace of the Republic to show their support for the new president, while cannons fired shells to celebrate.
In his speech at the inauguration, on August 31, he said the Gabonese military had taken responsibility for rejecting the “electoral coup”, referring to the elections that preceded the military coup, the results of which had won Bongo a third presidency. Period.
He continued, “We had two options: either kill the demonstrators or put an end to the dubious electoral process,” accusing Bongo’s regime of violating democracy and its rules for years.
The general – who was the commander of the Republican Guard – deplored criticism from some voices in the international community for the military’s actions.
Talking about the transitional phase, he said he was looking forward to the people’s acceptance of the new constitution for the country through a referendum. “
“The good times dreamed of by our forefathers will come true,” he added, asking the next government to set up mechanisms to facilitate the return of all political migrants.
Messages for various powers
Al Jazeera correspondent Younes Ayd Yassin from Libreville said General Engema explained his vision for the future ahead of the ceremony with political parties, civil society representatives, religious leaders and the media.
During those meetings, Angema said the decision to dissolve the institutions was a temporary matter and aimed at restructuring them to become more democratic and in line with international standards.
He promised a new constitution and a new electoral law that would meet the aspirations of the Gabonese people, but without rushing, as he said, after that, credible elections would take place directly.
Engema criticized what he described as “Western hypocrisy” in rushing to condemn the military’s moves in return for silence over violations that marred the elections.
ICAS meeting
On the other hand, the Economic Community of Central African States (ECAS) will hold an extraordinary meeting today Monday in Equatorial Guinea to discuss the situation in Gabon after the military coup.
The Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Nguuma, expressed hope that Monday’s meeting of ECAS leaders will lead to strong decisions against the coup to restore constitutional order in Gabon.
ECAS is one of the largest economic blocs in Africa after the Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It was established in 1983 and includes: Gabon, Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda and Chad, and the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
As ECAS tries to play a role in the Gabon crisis, apart from ECOWAS and IGAD (East African Intergovernmental Authority on Development), a new African player has entered the ranks of managing disputes and crises on the continent. As other organizations of the African Union.
The military seized power in Gabon last Wednesday, less than an hour after President Ali Bongo Odimba declared he had won a new term, insisting the results were rigged and that his regime had run an “irresponsible regime”.
The coup leaders announced that President Bongo had retired and was placed under house arrest. Several other ministers, officials and government officials announced their arrests.
Ali Bongo has ruled Gabon since 2009, when his father, Omar Bongo, died after serving as the country’s president since 1967.
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 – 10:35 p.m
New York, September 20 / WAM / United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today chaired the “Climate Ambition” summit, which was held for a day at the headquarters of the international organization in New York. General Assembly.
In a statement at the start of the summit, Guterres noted that the summit’s work focuses on the urgent task of accelerating climate action in light of rising global temperatures.
The path forward for the international community is clear, he stressed, moving towards curbing the rise in global temperatures and creating a world where clean air, green jobs and clean and affordable energy are enjoyed by all.
He stressed the importance of the proposed Climate Unity Charter, which calls for major countries to make more efforts to reduce emissions, and rich countries to support emerging economies to do so.
The UN Secretary-General urged countries to implement a fair and equitable energy transition, with affordable electricity for all, by ensuring credible plans to phase out coal by 2030 for OECD countries and the rest of the world by 2040.
He explained that the world needs a change to rebuild trust, calling on governments to push the global financial system in favor of climate action. He said, “This means putting a price on carbon and reforming the business models adopted by multilateral development banks. They can benefit from higher levels of financing.” At a reasonable cost to private and developing countries.
Antonio Guterres called on all parties to implement the Loss and Damage Fund at the twenty-eighth United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates at the end of November. He called on developed countries to meet their $100 billion debt. Complement the resources of the Green Climate Fund, and double adaptation financing. He emphasized that everyone should have an early warning system by 2027, implementing the action plan launched last year.
Noting that his agenda for accelerating climate action calls for business and financial institutions to embark on a truly net-zero path, he explained that every company with a genuine interest in business must develop reasonable transition plans that work to credibly reduce emissions and achieve climate justice.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations has expressed his desire that the “Climate Ambition” summit will be pushed to a strong moment that will contribute to building momentum for the process of increasing the speed of climate action that will be built in the coming months. , in order to contribute to increasing the pace of climate action.
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Emirates News Agency – “Dubai Entrepreneurship Training Program” welcomes new batch of future leaders
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 – 5:11 p.m
Dubai, 20 September / WAM / The Dubai Entrepreneurship Training Programme, a prestigious program to train graduates in management, is under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. “May God Protect Him” declared 28 fellows from 20 different countries during its ninth session for a period of nine months, preparing them to transition and enter the world of corporate consulting.
The program receives graduates from all over the world, such as Austria, Colombia, Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe. The fully funded program offers ambitious graduates a unique opportunity for practical work and hone their skills as future global leaders.
The Dubai Entrepreneurship Training Program explained that the process of selecting members of the program is subject to certain criteria, specifically the receipt of over 12,500 applications and an acceptance rate of 0.22%.
Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani, Director General of the High Court of the Ruler of Dubai, expressed his support for the members elected this year, pointing out that the program has become the first in the world to involve thousands of people. The applications submitted confirm Dubai’s position as a major hub for talent from around the world.
The program is offered in collaboration with PwC Academy, Middle East, Pan Education and Kapadev; It relies on a wide range of skills to train partners in strategy, work and leadership to grow and thrive in business sector and global strategies.
Those associated with the program gain hands-on experience at top companies and institutions in Dubai, and participate in academic study modules delivered by experts and professionals at the Dubai Digital Authority, and develop their work skills globally. Emirates Group, Dubai International Financial Center and Emirates Literary Foundation.
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“Once in 300 years.” Scientists reveal why Libya and its neighbors have become the scene of natural disasters
Scientists at the World Weather Attribution Project said on Tuesday that heavy rains in Libya, which led to catastrophic floods that killed thousands, were 50 percent above normal rainfall this year. For global warming phenomenon.
Cyclone Daniel, coming from Greece, collapsed two dams in the eastern Libyan city of Derna after flooding from a normally dry river destroyed the foundations of residential buildings built alongside it.
The causes of the disaster are the construction of houses on the mouths of rivers, poor condition of dams, prolonged armed conflicts and other local factors.
Scientists from the World Weather Attribution Project, an international research collaboration that quantifies the role climate change plays in specific weather events, said: “Climate change also increased rainfall rates by more than 50 percent during that period.”
Terna is still searching for its dead… a “tragedy” that expresses the suffering of the world.
A week after devastating floods killed thousands of people in eastern Libya, the search for bodies of missing people under the rubble in the stricken city of Derna continues, while the United Nations secretary-general spoke of a “sad picture”. city.
As climate change pushes weather to new extremes, building homes in floodplains or using substandard materials in construction could be dangerous, scientists have warned.
“The combination of these factors and the heavy rains, exacerbated by climate change, have caused severe devastation (in Libya),” the scientists wrote in a statement.
They used climate model simulations to compare weather events to today’s if temperatures had not already risen 1.2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average.
Climate change increases precipitation and makes it irregular because warmer weather can carry more water vapor, causing more moisture, and rain that cannot be carried by clouds.
Communications were cut off and journalists were asked to leave… The stricken Terna was increasingly isolated
The Libyan Telecommunications Company announced on Tuesday the disruption of fiber optic cables connecting more than one route in the eastern region, leading to a cutoff of communications to the city of Derna, which was hit by massive flooding a week ago. Two dams collapsed leading to thousands of deaths.
The scientists’ research explained that if there was no global warming, the “absolutely unusual” storm would have had 50 percent more rainfall.
Under the current climate such an event is expected once every 300 or 600 years.
Climate change at the same time “increased the amount of rainfall in the Mediterranean region by up to 40 percent in early September,” causing floods that killed dozens in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.
“The Mediterranean is a hotspot for climate change-induced risks,” said Frederic Otto, a climate scientist at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and Environment, referring to heat waves and wildfires in the region during the summer.
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