2026 in Gabon
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Events in the year 2026 in Gabon.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 1 January – President Oligui implements a cabinet reshuffle, resulting in the appointment of Hughes Alexandre Barro Chambrier as vice president.[1]
February
- 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
- 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
- 15 April – Former prime minister Alain Claude Bilie By Nze is arrested in Libreville on fraud and breach of trust charges over unpaid debts amounting to CFA5 million ($8,999), relating to the National Cultural Festival in 2008.[4][5]
May
- 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.[6]
Holidays
Source:[7]
- 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
- 5 June – Yrondu Musavu-King, 34, footballer (Boulogne, Le Mans, national team).[8]
- 25 July – Jérémie Gustave Nzamba, 66, journalist (Radio Africa).[9]
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