Oligui served longstanding leader Omar Bongo from 2005 until his death in a Barcelona hospital in 2009, but was moved aside after Ali Bongo was elected, beginning a 10-year stint as a military ...

Namibia's Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is set to take over as head of state on Friday, joining a still relatively small circle of women in Africa to have held the top job.

Ali Bongo had ruled for 14 years before he was toppled. He took office after the death of his father, Omar Bongo, who had been president for 41 years. Last month, the president of neighbouring ...

Gabon's military leader Gen Brice Oligui Nguema has announced his intention to run for president in next month's election. Nguema seized power in 2023 in a coup that ended the long-standing rule ...

Gabon's General Brice Oligui Nguema has sought to carve out an image as a positive, empathetic leader, far from his military strongman profile that characterised his seizure of power. Many ...

Rose Francine Rogombé became Gabon’s acting president following the death of long-time leader Omar Bongo in 2009. However, her tenure lasted only six months until Omar Bongo’s son ...