What’s next for Gabon’s military junta?
In August 2023, only months after the military coup in Niger, another coup d’état shook West Africa. This time it was in the tiny oil…
Wife of Gabon’s ousted president Ali Bongo charged with ‘money laundering
The wife of Gabon’s ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been charged with “money laundering” and other offences, the public prosecutor said Friday, a month…
Gabon’s military says ex-president Ali Bongo ‘free’ to travel abroad | Military News
Bongo’s release follows after General Brice Oligui Nguema sworn in as Gabon’s new head of state on Monday. Gabon’s former president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, has…
Has Gabon’s ‘all-powerful’ Bongo dynasty really lost its 55-year grip? | Politics
The overthrow of President Ali Bongo Ondimba in Gabon this week seemed to mark a spectacular end to the nearly 56-year dynastic rule of the…
What does Gabon’s coup mean regionally and internationally? | Elections
Why has there been yet another coup in Africa? And what’s the response of African states? Gabon’s President Ali Bongo did not get much time…
General Nguema named Gabon’s transitional leader after coup | Military News
The new leader was the erstwhile head of the presidential guard and reportedly a relative of deposed President Ali Bongo. General Brice Oligui Nguema, leader…
Nineteen people to vie for Gabon’s presidency in August 26 vote | Elections News
President Bongo is standing for a third term after ruling a country with no presidential term limits for almost 14 years. Gabon has validated the…