LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — The former prime minister of Gabon, who lost a presidential election on Saturday, criticized the ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The oil-rich central African nation of Gabon on Saturday will hold its first presidential election ...

A military officer who seized power but promised to step down is expected to win the presidential vote on Saturday.

Brice Oligui Nguema had promised to relinquish power after he led a coup in 2023. He now is set to lead the oil-rich country ...

He campaigned on an anti-corruption ticket. He has also emphasized the need to break from the dynasty of Omar Bongo Ondimba and his son and successor Ali Bongo, who together ruled Gabon for more than ...

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 ...

Ali Bongo became president of Gabon in 2009 following the death of his father, Omar Bongo Ondimba. The latter ruled Gabon for 42 years after he assumed power seven years after the country's ...

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, led the coup that toppled President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who many Gabonese accused of irresponsible ... a senior lecturer of political geography at Omar Bongo University.

He campaigned on an anti-corruption ticket. He has also emphasized the need to break from the dynasty of Omar Bongo Ondimba and his son and successor Ali Bongo, who together ruled Gabon for more ...

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, led the coup that toppled President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who many Gabonese ... a senior lecturer of political geography at Omar Bongo University. Bongo served two ...