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Gabon military leaders claimed that electoral malpractice was one of the reasons for the coup, but another surely must be the growing frustration of the general public with a ruling elite who live in luxury while life for average Gabonese, despite its oil riches, remains a struggle.

( Tomdispatch.com ) - One of modern history’s major empires is falling apart right now, right before our eyes. Yet …

APA-Libreville (Gabon) Under house arrest since the overthrow of her husband, former first lady Sylvia Bongo was on Thursday October 12 the subject of an ar ...

The wife of Gabons deposed leader Ali Bongo has been jailed, the AFP news agency said in a post on social media platform X on Thursday, citing a lawyer. ... -October 12, 2023 at 03:23 am EDT - MarketScreener

(Reuters) - The wife of Gabon's deposed leader Ali Bongo has been jailed, the AFP news agency said in a post on social media platform X on Thursday, c...

The action follows a coup that outers President Ali Bongo moments after he was declared winner of an election that the junta considered unfair

Africans in Search of Good Governance

She is accused of facilitating public contracts in Gabon between 2010 and 2011 for the French construction firm Egis Route, for a promised reward of 8m euro ($8.4m; £6.9m).

A French court will try Pascaline Bongo, eldest daughter of Gabon's former president Omar Bongo, early next year on suspicion of corruption, a judicial source told AFP.

Bangui, Oct 5 (EFE).- Gabon coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema has reiterated his commitment to “social dialogue” as a critical aspect of the power transition process during a visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), following the military coup in Gabon that toppled its democratic government on August 30. Nguema, who was sworn in …