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A few million dollars' worth of unpaid bills for trips on private jets in the last years of Omar Bongo's lengthy reign have ended up in the Swiss courts. Gabon has been ordered to cough up and the

The new geopolitical thick division caused by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine contributed to the aggravation of the security context, especially in terms of food and human security, and deprived many African governments of their capacity to negotiate with multiple actors at different levels, as they are now constrained to pick sides and to act accordingly, like during the Cold War era. If the actual trends continue, I am not optimist at all about the possibility of getting closer to meeting...

Archbishop Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba of Libreville says the “inclusive National Dialogue” that went under way in Gabon on Tuesday will lay the foundations for a more united, prosperous and democratic country.

Last week the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) forgave the revolutionary regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger their sins of removing democratically elected proxies of France from power. By this generosity borne out of desperation, the organization sought to cover its shame. It returned to eat its vomit in its latest scampering…

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The Gabon junta seized the glamorous Parisian mansion, situated on the capitals Left Bank, last summer and has now made the decision to list it for €200million to finance infrastructure.

In Gabon, the path is narrow for Brice Oligui Nguema, between the commitments given after the overthrow of Ali Bongo on August 30, 2023, the pressure to make Sylvia News

Several African presidents have changed their constitutions to hold on to power.

Biologist Lee White explains how creating national parks revived Gabon’s elephant population.

Several African presidents have changed their constitutions to hold on to power.