Gabon

The United States on Monday ended assistance to Gabon over its August 30 coup but said it was ready to provide aid in return for concrete progress toward democracy. The…

The Commonwealth has announced the partial suspension of Gabon, following the August 30 military coup in the Central African nation. The partial suspension was instituted during the 63rd Commonwealth Ministerial…

General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon’s 55-year-old ruling dynasty, took the oath of office as interim president on Monday, promising “free, transparent and…

General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon’s 55-year-old dynasty, took the oath of office as interim president on Monday, promising to hold “free… (and)…

The Rwandan Defence Force (RDF) has retired 12 generals and others in a move to reshuffle the military while Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has made changes to the Central African…

Gabon’s new strongman General Brice Oligui Nguema will be sworn in as “transitional president” on Monday at the constitutional court, coup leaders said. Oligui will “phase in transitional institutions”, Ulrich…

Members of the Gabonese army announced Wednesday (Aug. 30) that they had “put an end to [Bongo’s] regime as they spoke on national television. The soldiers on television were comprised…

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba said on Sunday that he would seek a third term as the oil-rich African nation’s head of state. “I officially announce today that I am…