Gabon

The election of Gabon, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Lebanon to the U.N. Security Council will cause a stir because the countries are embroiled in internal crises. [more]

Gabon's Defense Ministry closed the country's borders hours after the government confirmed the death of President Omar Bongo. [more]

Gabon will remain dependent on France despite the death of Gabon's long-standing president. (With STRATFOR map) [more]

Sub-Saharan Africa’s geography determines its politics, economics and industry, in particular by limiting foreign investment and constraining the directions in which foreign capital flows. [more]

French prosecutors opened an investigation June 18 into possible embezzlement charges against... [more]

The net assessment is key to STRATFOR's analytical process. It is not a forecast, but rather a... [more]

Chinese President Hu Jintao's tour of Africa this week and new reports about smuggling illegally... [more]

The United States is pushing forward with plans to expand its military access to and presence in... [more]

The United States intends to increase its military presence in Africa, NATO's supreme commander... [more]

TotalFinaElf officials said April 23 that the company has signed an extension on a production... [more]

In the face of maturing domestic fields and voracious demand, Chinese oil companies are moving... [more]

The prime minister of Equatorial Guinea, Candido Muatetema Rivas, accused Gabon on March 12 of... [more]

The Franco-African summit planned for Feb. 20-21 in Paris will give France a chance to revive its... [more]

The conflict in the Central African Republic is lurching toward a full-scale war in which... [more]