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* Military has no role in governance, says Alake Central African regional bloc, Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), has announced the suspension of Gabon’s membership. This came after General Oligui Nguema was sworn in as transitional president on Monday, consolidating his grip on power. Nguema led a coup last week that ousted Ali […]

Back in 1986, the firebrand musicologist and pan-Africanist, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (1938-1997), composed and performed the classic Afrobeat and Jazz infused hit: Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense. The polemicist, Fela, in the vocals, sung in pidgin English, bitterly railed against imperialism and rank hypocrisy by Western powers in African affairs with a particularly fiery line: “if […]

General Nguema laid out his vision for Gabon after being sworn in as interim president The leader of Gabon's military junta has vowed to return power to...

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A parliamentary inquiry into an alleged 2012 murder by British soldiers is causing a diplomatic crisis for the U.K. government.

Ali Bongos final oil minister, Vincent de Paul Massassa, is being investigated by the Gabonese intelligence services. Its a situation that is worrying some oil operators in the country.

The Catholic Church in Gabon has not issued any formal statement about the military takeover, but there appears to be an uptick in optimism even among the clergy that the coup could presage better days for the Central African country.

Political revolutionary winds of change are sweeping across West Africa in countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Gabon. These political upheavals is driving terrible fear in the crooked hearts of corrupt political leaders and giving...

The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has suspended Gabon's membership during an extraordinary summit in Djibloho, Equatorial Guinea, and condemned the use of force to resolve political conflicts. One week after a coup ousted Gabon's president, Ali Bongo, little has been said about him and he hasn't been seen since a video in…

Ossa boycotted Monday’s inauguration ceremony of Gen Nguema.