{"id":4158,"date":"2026-01-29T23:26:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/home\/gabon-president-discusses-media-strike-crisis"},"modified":"2026-01-30T00:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T00:34:03","slug":"gabon-president-discusses-media-strike-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/gabon-president-discusses-media-strike-crisis","title":{"rendered":"Gabon President Discusses Media Strike Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema discussed with Minister of Communication and Media Germain Biyaodjo ways to address the strike by workers in the public media sector. The president stressed the need to open a \u201ccomprehensive and constructive\u201d dialogue between the ministry, trade union bodies, and employees in order to reach solutions that preserve social peace. He also recommended speeding up the handling of priority files in preparation for presenting them to the Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>Workers at Gabon\u2019s public media institutions\u2014chief among them the \u201cGabon Television\u201d group, including \u201cGabon Premie\u0300re,\u201d \u201cRadio Gabon,\u201d and \u201cTe\u0301le\u0301vision Gabon\u201d\u2014have continued an open-ended general strike since January 22 of this month. The strike has disrupted news bulletins and reduced operations to a minimum, amid demands that have accumulated for years without being resolved.<\/p>\n<p>According to observers, the crisis resulting from the strike puts the government before a twofold challenge: responding to workers\u2019 demands on the one hand, and ensuring the regularity of broadcasting and media services\u2014considered a strategic sector for conveying national information\u2014on the other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Africa<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press. Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema discussed with Minister of Communication and Media Germain Biyaodjo ways to address the strike by workers in the public media sector. 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