14 August 2025

1.    Gabon – Libreville 

Amnesty granted for 2023 coup and 2019 conspiracy attempts

In a move aimed at fostering national unity, Gabon’s Council of Ministers has adopted a sweeping amnesty order covering participants in the 2023 coup and a failed 2019 uprising. 

The decision, announced on August 12, paves the way for the release of detained rebels, including high-profile figures, while the government also outlines economic reforms targeting growth, deficit reduction, and job protection for Gabonese citizens.

2.    Egypt- Uganda- Ethiopia

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held talks with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni in Cairo, in which the contentious topic of River Nile was discussed.

At a joint press conference with Museveni, Sissi vowed to take all measures to protect his country's water security.

3.    Haiti – USA 

One of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders, Jimmy Chérizier, known as "Barbecue," has openly challenged U.S. authorities after being indicted by a federal grand jury for violating sanctions and financing gang operations in the crisis-ridden Caribbean nation.

The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed the indictment on Tuesday, accusing Chérizier and a U.S. citizen, Bazile Richardson, of running a "broad conspiracy" to funnel money from the Haitian diaspora to fund gang violence.

4.    In our historical archives, it was on this day 14 August 1989 when the late Pieter Willem Botha resigned as state President of SA

South African President, Pieter Willem Botha, resigned from his position as state president seven months after a minor stroke that led to his admission in hospital, and amid rising political instability, growing economic problems and diplomatic isolation.