April 22
Gabon: Paris Court to Rule On Corruption Charges Against Gabon Ex-President's Daughter
A Paris court is preparing to deliver its verdict on corruption charges against Pascaline Bongo, the daughter and chief of staff of Gabon's late president, Omar Bongo. She is… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Africa: Gabon's President Brice Nguema In First Visit to Cameroon
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the president of the Gabonese transition, is visiting Yaoundé December 6, 2023. A long-awaited visit since the general took power at the… Read more »
November 01, 2023
Gabon: Gabon Seeks Return of Rare Fang Mask Sold in France for Over €4 Million
Authorities in Gabon have launched a legal battle to get back a precious wooden mask used in secret ceremonies by the Fang ethnic group, which was brought to France in colonial… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Gabon: Junta Unveils Transitional Government, French Military Cooperation Resumes
Gabon's new ruler General Brice Oligui Nguema has appointed former opposition leaders and key figures from the ousted regime to both houses of parliament, as the military junta… Read more »
September 10, 2023
Gabon: Authorities Take Down International Ivory Trafficking Network
Authorities in Gabon have dismantled a broad network of international ivory traffickers who smuggled the prized elephant product from Gabon to Cameroon and on to lucrative Asian… Read more »
September 07, 2023
Central Africa: Coup Leader Meets Regional Envoy, Opposition Leader Following Inauguration
Gabon's new military leader has started to give amnesty to dissidents and has met central Africa's mediator for the country, following last week's coup that brought the curtain… Read more »
September 04, 2023
Gabon: Gabon's New Leader Sworn in As Transitional President
General Brice Oligui Nguema, who ousted former President Ali Bongo in a coup last week, was sworn in as transitional president this morning in Libreville. Read more »
September 01, 2023
Gabon: Coup Highlights France's Enduring Friendship With Longtime Rulers of Gabon
Part of France's empire in Central Africa until 1960, Gabon has remained one of its key allies on the continent. As soldiers attempt to overthrow President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who… Read more »
Africa: African Union Suspends Gabon Following Bongo's Removal
Military rulers in Gabon were on Friday digesting the decision of the African Union (AU) to suspend the country from the regional bloc following the overthrow of President Ali… Read more »
August 31, 2023
Gabon: Who Is General Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon's New Transitional Leader?
A high-ranked military official, Gabon coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema served the ruling Bongo family for decades and was in charge of the elite security unit, the… Read more »
Gabon: Coup Chief Named Interim Leader As West Condemns Bongo Ouster
Gabon's junta has named coup chief General Brice Oligui Nguema, head of the presidential Republican Guard, as the country's interim leader. The move comes after soldiers deposed… Read more »
August 30, 2023
Gabon: The Republic of Gabon in Dates
A coup attempt is underway in Gabon. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a group of soldiers declared the "end to the regime" of President Ali Bongo, whose election for a… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Gabon: Bongo, Macron Host Summit to Protect and Promote Tropical Forests
A two-day event tasked with promoting the critical environmental role played by the world's rainforests has gotten underway in the Gabonese capital Libreville. The One Forest… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Gabon: Opposition Proposes a Transitional Gov't
The leader of the congrès du Parti démocratique gabonais (in power for 55 years) is calling for a transitional government. Gabon is just a few months away from the… Read more »
November 19, 2022
West Africa: French-Speaking Countries Begin Tunisia Summit Focused On Economy
The world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia on Saturday for talks focused on economic cooperation, more than a year after President Kais Saied began an… Read more »
July 30, 2022
Gabon: France Charges Five More Members of Gabon Ruling Dynasty in 85 Million Euro Fraud Case
France has charged five more children of former Gabonese president Omar Bongo in a long-running inquiry into the financing of the late president's real estate empire, said to be… Read more »