Gabon:   Opposition Chief Ping Calls for Calm

Al Jazeera, 4 September 2016

Gabon's opposition leader Jean Ping says he has asked his people to "calm down," as post-election violence claimed more lives and the government's crackdown continued. Read more »

Gabon:   Opposition Leaders Freed

RFI, 3 September 2016

Gabonese opposition leaders were able to leave their headquarters on Friday evening, following calls for their release by France and the UN. Read more »

Gabon:   UN Chief Calls for End to Violence

UN News, 4 September 2016

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon, and Jean Ping, presidential candidate of the Démocratie Nouvelle party, to do… Read more »

Gabon:   The Truth According to Jean Ping

Daily Maverick, 6 September 2016

Monsieur Jean Ping is one lucky African whose proverbial bread has for years been significantly buttered by the ancestors. His CV gleams like the customised gold-plated iPhones… Read more »

Gabon:   Gabon - Jean Ping and the Boy Who Didn't Cry Wolf

Daily Maverick, 6 September 2016

Opposition leader Jean Ping is incensed that Gabon's president stole the recent election. He's right to be. But maybe Ping should have harnessed this fury earlier, when he was in a… Read more »

Africa:   Red Cross volunteers on front lines of relief as clashes increase following Gabon elections

IFRC, 1 September 2016

Violent protests continue in many towns in Gabon, including the capital, following the announcement Wednesday night of the results of the presidential election, which indicated the… Read more »

South Africa:   Gabonese Nationals in SA Protest Against Election Results

News24Wire, 1 September 2016

At least 400 Gabonese nationals living in South Africa staged a demonstration at the French Consulate in Cape Town on Thursday over disputed election results back home. Read more »