Nine sailors abducted in pirate attack off Gabon coast
Armed assailants abducted nine sailors after boarding a fishing trawler off the coast of Gabon on Saturday night, in the latest piracy incident reported in […]
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Macron Visits Gabon to Strengthen Post-Transition Ties
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Libreville on November 23 for his first State visit since Brice Oligui Nguema assumed power in Gabon, marking a […]
Gabon Court Sentences Sylvia and Noureddin Bongo to 20 Years for Massive Embezzlement of Public Funds
On Wednesday, 12 November 2025, Gabon’s Libreville Court of Appeal sentenced former First Lady Sylvia Bongo and her son, Noureddin Bongo, to 20 years’ imprisonment […]
Gabon Holds First Legislative Elections Since 2023 Coup
Gabonese citizens went to the polls on Saturday, September 27, for the country’s first legislative and local elections since a military coup in 2023 ended […]
Equatorial Guinea and Gabon face off at the ICJ over oil-rich islands of Mbanié, Cocotier and Conga
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea are currently presenting their case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to resolve a five-decade territorial dispute […]
Angola asks Gabon for explanations after incident involving ECCAS president
Angola has asked the President-in-Office of ECCAS and President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, to intervene in the case of the invasion of […]
Mali appoints new envoy to Gabon
Elisée Jean Dao, Brigadier General is the new ambassador of Mali to Gabon, Mali Actu reports citing a Council of ministers statement. The 50-year old […]
King Mohammed VI Holds Talks with President Ondimba, Donates Fertilizers to Gabonese Farmers
King Mohammed VI held talks on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace in Libreville with His Excellency Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Republic of Gabon. […]
Libreville to host African Climate Week in late August
Gabon will host from 29 August to 1 September the African Climate Week, a conference organized on each continent by the UN to prepare for […]
Gabonese soccer boss jailed for alleged pedophilia
The president of the Gabonese soccer federation, Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, has been indicted and placed under a committal order in Libreville for “failure to report crimes […]