Gabon’s new government has digitally removed most of former environment minister Lee White’s pictures from their records ...

Military officers in Gabon have declared they were seizing power from President Ali Bongo Ondimba in a stunning coup, threatening the family’s half-century rule over the central African nation. Men in ...

Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday, placing President Ali Bongo under house arrest and naming a new leader after the Central African state's election body ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba speaks during a trade conference in London in 2018. Chris Jackson/Getty Images The coup leaders ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The former president of Gabon, who was ousted in a 2023 coup, has been allowed to leave the country and has flown to Angola with his family, the Angolan leader's office ...

THE FALL OF THE BONGO EMPIRE (3/5). As Ali Bongo Ondimba began his first term in office, his sister Pascaline had been ousted, along with much of the ruling Parti démocratique gabonais (PDG)’s old ...

Gabon's President Ali Bongo has appealed for help after the army deposed him in a coup and put him under house arrest. Speaking on Wednesday from what he said was his residence, he urged supporters to ...

A military officer who seized power but promised to step down is expected to win the presidential vote on Saturday. By Saikou Jammeh and Elian Peltier Before Ali Bongo Ondimba was ousted in late ...

Gabon’s constitutional court has upheld President Ali Bongo’s re-election victory, rejecting an appeal by rival Jean Ping who had called for a recount over widespread allegations of fraud. The ...

Gabon’s prime minister, Ali Bongo, has become the latest in a string of African leaders to be ousted by a military coup in recent years. Bongo, who had just won a third term in power, was ousted by a ...