It’s the first election in Gabon since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty that lasted over 50 years. Analysts ...

The oil-rich central African nation of Gabon on Saturday will hold its first presidential election since a 2023 military coup ...

The majority of polls closed in the oil-rich Gabon on Saturday in a presidential election that the country’s military rulers ...

Gabon’s parliament in January adopted a new ... Bilie-By-Nze pledged “a break with the old system and a new independence. Political, diplomatic and economic independence.” ...

Gabon's independent electoral commission, the Centre Gabonais des Élections (CGE), organizes and supervises elections. However, critics have questioned its independence and effectiveness ...

Political, diplomatic and economic independence.” In a region where France is losing longstanding allies in many of its former colonies, Gabon stands out as one of only a few where that ...

Omar Bongo Ondimba came to power seven years after Gabon's independence from France in 1960, ruling for nearly 42 years. On his death in 2009, his son Ali was elected, winning re-election in 2016 ...