Gabon

  • Aug 28, 2009
  • 7 min read

GABON: Ali is on track to succeed father as president

Ali Ben Bongo is expected to win the presidential election on August 30. The son of late...

Gabon
  • Aug 14, 2009
  • 1 min read

GABON: Poll delay calls will not derail Ali succession

Opposition presidential candidates announced yesterday that they would petition the...

Gabon
  • Jul 23, 2009
  • 1 min read

GABON: Government sidelines rivals to Ali Ben Bongo

Four members of the interim government were sacked yesterday in a reshuffle ahead of a September...

Gabon
  • Jul 16, 2009
  • 1 min read

GABON: Ali Ben Bongo is well positioned for presidency

The ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) yesterday named Defence Minister Ali Ben Bongo as its...

Gabon
  • Jun 17, 2009
  • 7 min read

GABON: Bongo death leaves political system in doubt

The state funeral was held yesterday for President Omar Bongo Ondimba, who died on June 8. The...

Gabon
  • Jun 9, 2009
  • 2 min read

GABON: Succession politics will quickly take hold

Gabon confirmed that President Omar Bongo Ondimba died yesterday at a clinic in Spain, where he...

Gabon
  • May 6, 2009
  • 2 min read

FRANCE/AFRICA: Magistrate's ruling strains relations

An autonomous magistrate in Paris has authorised a preliminary investigation into the finances of...

France
  • May 4, 2009
  • 7 min read

GABON: Economic strains challenge Bongo regime

The government on April 29 said it was confident it would make its June Eurobond payment without...

Gabon