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Gabon coup leader meets regional envoy, opposition after inauguration

Gabon's new military leader has started to give amnesty to dissidents and has met central Africa's mediator for the country, following last week's coup that brought the curtain down on the 55-year reign of the Bongo dynasty.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 7, 2023

Gabon’s military says deposed President Ali Bongo ‘free’ to travel abroad

Bongo’s release comes after General Nguema was sworn in as Gabon’s new head of state.

Al Jazeera · Sep 7, 2023

Gabon coup has been years in the making: 3 key factors that ended the Bongo dynasty

The recent military intervention that put an end to the Bongo family’s 56-year hold on power in Gabon has been many years in the making.

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2023

Gabon coup leader sworn in as 'transitional' head of state

General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon's 55-year-old ruling dynasty, took the oath of office as interim president on Monday, promising "free, transparent and credible elections" to restore civilian rule but without giving a timeframe.

France 24 · Sep 4, 2023

The Observer view on Gabon: the coup poses a new threat to democracy in Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa has suffered an alarming spate of military takeovers since 2020

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

France suspends military cooperation with new regime in Gabon

France's Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu says that Paris has suspended military cooperation with the new regime in Gabon. This comes as leader General Brice Oligui Nguema vowed the country's institutions would be more democratic, two days after heading a coup that ended 55 years of rule by the Bongo…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 2, 2023

Gabon's opposition candidate alleges the ousted president's family is behind a plot to retain power

Gabon’s opposition candidate alleges that the family of the recently ousted president was behind a plot to keep them in power after more than five decades of rule over the oil-rich Central African nation

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

What's at stake for French businesses after the coup in Gabon?

French companies have wide-ranging business interests in Gabon worth hundreds of millions of euros. They are already feeling the economic effects after soldiers deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 1, 2023

Has Gabon’s ‘all-powerful’ Bongo dynasty really lost its 55-year grip?

The coup may have ended the reign of Ali Bongo’s immediate family, but it’s still about the elite preserving itself.

Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2023

Gabon coup: Bongo's rule ended by failed promises and shifting alliances

The Bongo family’s 56 year hold on power in Gabon was abruptly brought to an end with a military coup on 30 August. The military takeover happened hours after election results were announced that gave Ali Bongo Ondimba a third term. Gyldas Ofoulhast-Othamot, a professor of public and international affairs…

The Conversation · Sep 1, 2023