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Gabon junta leader faces three others in presidential election
Gabon junta leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema, will face three challengers in next month’s presidential election, according to the final…
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Gabon football coach named by BBC in sexual abuse report banned by Fifa
More must be done to make Gabonese football safer, players’ union Fifpro has said after a former youth coach convicted…
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POLITICS
Gabon, Burkina Faso military rulers congratulate Mahama for winning 2024 election
John Dramani Mahama, the President-elect of Ghana’s 2024 election, has been receiving congratulatory messages from presidents of other African countries,…
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Ousted president quits Gabon politics, calls for wife’s release
Gabon’s deposed President Ali Bongo has announced he will quit politics a year after he was toppled from power by…
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First lady of Gabon money charged with money laundering
Sylvia Bongo, the wife of Gabon’s ousted President Ali Bongo, has been charged with money laundering, receiving stolen property, forgery,…
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Gabon coup: Why young Africans are celebrating military takeovers
Yet another coup in Africa – just five weeks after Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum was taken hostage by the troops…
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EU to discuss Gabon after takeover announcement
European Union defence ministers are to discuss the situation in Gabon, the body’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said.…
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Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon
Army officers have appeared on national television in Gabon to say they have taken power. They said they were annulling…
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‘Make noise, they’ve arrested me’ – Gabon’s ousted president begs friends worldwide
Gabon’s ousted president Ali Bongo has confirmed that a coup has taken place in the country in an unofficial address…
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DNA testing reveals Hollywood icon Samuel L. Jackson’s ancestral home is Gabon
It has been an enlightening journey for popular African American actor and activist, Samuel L. Jackson, since he discovered his…
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