The GDP elected its new head Blaise Louembé during its January congress, but the allies of former president Ali Bongo contest ...

Gabon has been restored to full membership of the Commonwealth following the country’s recent presidential election.

The Bongo family, the former rulers of Gabon, have provided video evidence before a French court on allegations of torture ...

Ali Bongo, 64, took over from his father, Omar Bongo, who died of cardiac arrest while receiving treatment for intestinal cancer in Span in 2009, following nearly 42 years in office.

President Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of Omar Bongo who ruled for more than 41 years, was toppled on August 30, 2023 by army officers following elections in which he vied for a third term in office.

Ali Bongo had just won a third presidential term in a widely disputed election that activists say was rigged to keep the ruling family in power. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

Rebel officers in the oil-rich central African state of Gabon announced on Wednesday they had seized power following disputed elections in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, in power since 2009 ...

Before Ali Bongo Ondimba was ousted in late August, he and his family had ruled over the oil-rich central African state for more than half a century. By Abdi Latif Dahir Hailed as a climate ...

Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2022.

Gabon President Ali Bongo will run for re-election in August, he said on Sunday, in a bid to extend his family's 56-year grip on power in the Central African country.

Bongo, 64, who succeeded his father Omar as president in 2009, had contested against 18 challengers, six of whom backed Ondo Ossa in an effort to narrow the race.

Topline. Military officers in Gabon claim they have overthrown the country’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba and scrapped the country’s general elections moments after its results were announced ...