Hours after President Ali Bongo won reelection to a third term in Gabon in August last year, extending his family’s 56-year rule of the West African country, his military officers seized power in a bloodless coup. It was just the latest military takeover in the region...
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The US cut off financial aid to Gabon after the Biden administration concluded that the August military takeover that ousted incumbent Ali Bongo Ondimba was indeed a coup, the Voice of America reported. US officials confirmed this week that aid has been paused since last month,...
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The leaders of the Aug. 30 coup that ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon from office recently appointed one of his opponents, economist Raymond Ndong Sima, as interim prime minister. Sima served as prime minister under Bongo from 2012 to 2014, but then became a...
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Gabonese high-ranking military officials seized control of the country and arrested long-time President Ali Bongo on Wednesday, in what appears to be the latest coup in West Africa that came only a month after a similar takeover in Niger, CBS News reported. Coup leaders announced on...
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Gabon and the Bank of America recently finalized a “debt-for-nature swap,” the first on the African continent, to reduce its debt payments in exchange for promises to invest in conservation measures. Specifically, Gabon will expand a marine park and reform its fishing rules to protect...
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The West African nations of Togo and Gabon joined the Commonwealth of Nations this week, the latest countries with no colonial ties to the United Kingdom to join the 54-nation group in a snub to France, Agence France-Presse reported. The primarily English-speaking club headed by British...
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