The Gabonese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a recall “for consultations» of its extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Angola, on December 15.
A letter from the Gabonese Minister of Foreign Affairs informs of the recall for “consultations” of the Gabonese ambassador to Angola. This reminder is done after the 5th session of the Economic Community of Central African States in Equatorial Guinea on December 15, 2023.
Indeed, according to certain media sources, there is talk for the Gabonese authorities of bringing back their ambassador from Luanda to “ consultations with a view to carrying out an in-depth examination of certain questions of capital importance within its jurisdiction », we learn. For the Gabon Review site, this decision is revealed as a sign of heightened tensions between Libreville and Luanda since the military putsch of August 30 in Gabon.
Relations between the two countries have become increasingly tense since the military seized power in Gabon. Recall that the transitional president has already toured all ECCAS member countries where he met heads of state with the exception of Angola.