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The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo, has been in hospital for more than three weeks.
ALI BONGO ODIMBA

Power vacuum in Gabon: End of the Bongo dynasty?

Ali Bongo, has been in hospital for more than three weeks. Now the vice president’s powers have been extended to "ensure the continuity of the state"

  • Deutsche Welle 1
3 min read
On December 31, Bongo addressed the country for the first time since falling ill, saying in a recorded speech from Morocco that he had ‘been through a difficult period.’ (Marco Longari/AFP)
AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION

Another Bongo takes power in Gabon

With the president out of the country and gravely ill, the government’s intransigence is costing its people a chance of freedom long denied

  • Martin R. Rupiya
4 min read
Gabon’s ruling party claims early parliamentary victory
ALI BONGO ODIMBA

Gabon’s ruling party claims early parliamentary victory

Gabon’s ruling party has claimed winning 114 out of Parliament’s 120 seats in a legislative election largely boycotted by the opposition.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
ALI BONGO ODIMBA

Gabon averts oil strike threat for now

Gabon’s oil union has relaunched talks with the government about a dispute over the use of expatriate labour, averting the threat of a strike for now.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read