Gabon News News Gabon » Politics: Gabon’s first election after collapse of Bongo dynasty: What’s at stake?
The African nation of Gabon is voting in its first executive elections since a military coup in 2023 ended the 50-year dynastic rule of the Bongo political family. Polls opened in the country at 7am ...
News Gabon » Politics: Gabon divided over dialogue proposal to suspend political parties
Gabon's opposition is divided over a measure proposed at the country’s national dialogue to suspend close to 200 political parties until further notice and bar members of ousted President Ali Bongo's ...
News Gabon » Politics: Beijing owns Gabon’s present. Trump can buy its future
The 2023 military coup in Gabon ended more than 50 years of Bongo family rule. After years of corruption and disputed elections, the coup gave the Gabonese people hope that they could begin a new ...
News Gabon » Politics: Gabon’s First Post-Coup Election Is No Break From the Past
Gabonese interim President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema arrives for the Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, in Beijing, China, Sept. 1, 2024 (pool photo by Ken Ishii via AP). Earlier this ...
News Gabon » Politics: Gabon gears up for contentious elections as president seeks third term amidst political dynasty debate
Gabon's upcoming elections this weekend are poised to determine the nation's political course and potentially extend a political dynasty that has spanned 55 years. With over 800,000 eligible voters, ...
News Gabon » Politics: Gabon opposition leader kept behind bars as court rejects appeal
Gabon’s main opposition figure, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, will remain in detention after an appeals court rejected his bid to invalidate legal proceedings against him. The decision deepens concerns ...
News Gabon » Politics: Gabon Coup Leader-turned-president Launches Political Party
Gabon's President Brice Oligui Nguema, who took power in a coup that ended 56 years of rule by the Bongo family, launched a political party Saturday.
News Gabon » Politics: Gabon coup — oil capital on alert as gunfire greets 'end' of Bongo regime
Military stage push against President Ali Bongo to apparently end regime in power for more than 50 years A group of top military officers have seized power in hydrocarbon-rich Gabon today, just ...
News Gabon » Politics: Gabon’s president seeks third term in elections that could extend a 55-year political dynasty
LIBREVILLE, GabonLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Gabon’s president is seeking a third term in elections this weekend that could extend his family’s 55-year political dynasty. The capital of Libreville, meanwhile, ...