CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The former president of Gabon, who was ousted in a 2023 coup, has been allowed to leave the country and has flown to Angola with his family, the Angolan leader's office ...

Before Ali Bongo Ondimba was ousted in late August, he and his family had ruled over the oil-rich central African state for more than half a century. By Abdi Latif Dahir Hailed as a climate visionary, ...

Less than a year after being elected, Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema is facing his first wave of social unrest, with teachers on strike and other civil servants threatening to down tools. But, ...

LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - The wife and son of Gabon's former president have been transferred from prison to house arrest, though it is unclear when they might stand trial for alleged financial crimes, ...

A court in Gabon has sentenced the former first lady and the son of deposed President Ali Bongo to 20 years in jail following a two-day trial. On Tuesday night, Sylvia Bongo and Noureddin Bongo were ...

At the Martine Oulabou polling station in Libreville’s 2nd district – named after a former trade unionist killed by the police in 1992 – voters gathered early on the morning of 26 August 2023. Divided ...

While the Gabonese authorities say that their surprise release is temporary, the ousted former president and his family left the country for Angola. Several African heads of state have personally ...

Ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo can go abroad for medical checkups, according to the country's transitional government. "Given his state of health, the former President of the Republic Ali Bongo ...

Gabonese President Ali Bongo, who was targeted Monday by an apparent coup, has struggled to emerge from the shadow cast by his father, Omar, ruler of the oil-rich West African state for more than four ...

LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday and put President Ali Bongo under house arrest, stepping in minutes after the Central African ...

March 21 (Reuters) - Here is a profile of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who in a Reuters interview on Monday said his central African country would enjoy strong economic growth. [ID:nnN2143354 ...