Gabon

Gabon’s ousted Ali Bongo released from detention

Former Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba and his family have left Gabon and flown to Angola after being released from custody. It follows a series of events stemming from the August 2023…

3 weeks ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

Gabon to elect new president, nearly two years after coup

Gabonese are set to vote in presidential elections on Saturday, the first since the 2023 coup that toppled the Bongo dynasty after 56 years in power. Teams have been hard at work…

2 months ago

Africa

Gabon marks the first anniversary of its “liberation coup”

Gabonese president Brice Oligui Nguema led events to mark a year since a military coup ended more than half a century of iron-fisted rule by the Bongo dynasty. In an address to…

9 months ago

Africa

Glory days gone, Gabon’s only circus fights for survival

The mats are falling apart, the safety ropes have snapped and the acrobatic nets are long gone. Gabon's only circus troupe -- and its only circus school -- is facing ruin. Demand…

5 years ago

Africa·News

Gabon’s oil-dependent economy reels from Covid-19

Since April, Gabon has been under a health state of emergency. The Central African country is facing a major economic hit as a result of Covid-19 lockdown measures and the fall in…

5 years ago

Business·News