Gabon

Gabon: Military Maintains Loyalty - Defense Ministry
March 19, 2010 1715 GMT
The Gabonese Defense Ministry said on March 18 that the military remains loyal to President Ali... [more]
U.N.: Gabon Will Work With U.S. On Iran - President
March 8, 2010 2256 GMT
Gabonese President Ali Bongo said his country, which this month holds the rotating presidency of... [more]
Rwanda: Sarkozy To Visit Feb. 25
February 17, 2010 0711 GMT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will arrive in Rwanda on Feb. 25, a day earlier than previously... [more]
Israel: China Remains Mystery On Iran Sanctions
February 17, 2010 0639 GMT
Israeli U.N. Ambassador Gabriela Shalev said that should efforts fail to frame a unified range of... [more]
Gabon: President Visits France
November 18, 2009 1304 GMT
Gabonese President Ali-Ben Bongo Ondimba set out to France on Nov. 18 for a two-day visit, during... [more]
Gabon: President Visits Equatorial Guinea On Boundary Dispute
October 21, 2009 1917 GMT
Gabonese President Ali Ben Bongo has traveled to Equatorial Guinea for talks with President... [more]
Gabon: Bongo Sworn In
October 16, 2009 1831 GMT
Ali Ben Bongo was sworn in as Gabon's president Oct. 16 in front of almost 600 people at the... [more]
Gabon: Court Confirms Bongo As President
October 13, 2009 1354 GMT
Gabon's Constitutional Court, rejecting opposition challenges to the results of the August... [more]
France: Military Bases To Stay In Gabon, Senegal - DM
September 30, 2009 1517 GMT
French Defence Minister Herve Morin said Sept. 30 that France plans to maintain permanent... [more]
Gabon: Defeated Coalition Files Complaint
September 17, 2009 2127 GMT
A coalition of candidates who lost to Gabonese president-elect Ali Ben Bongo in last month's... [more]
Gabon: Opposition Calls For 3-Day Strike
September 11, 2009 2259 GMT
An alliance of Gabon's presidential candidates, political parties and civil society is calling... [more]
Gabon: Opposition Leaders Banned From Leaving
September 10, 2009 1556 GMT
Gabon barred opposition leaders Sept. 10 from leaving the country after recent riots over claims... [more]
Gabon: 15 People Have Died In Postelection Violence - Kombila
September 9, 2009 1006 GMT
At least 15 people have died in violence in Gabon's Port-Gentil following the disputed... [more]
Gabon: Employees Of France's Total Evacuated To Libreville
September 5, 2009 2057 GMT
French oil company Total evacuated its expatriate staff from Gabon's industrial city of Port... [more]
Gabon: Curfew Imposed
September 4, 2009 1121 GMT
A curfew was in place Sept. 4 following violent protests in the central African state of Gabon,... [more]
Gabon: Bongo's Son Wins Election
September 3, 2009 1310 GMT
Ali Ben Bongo has won Gabon's presidential election with 41.73 percent of the vote to succeed his... [more]
Gabon: Security Forces Use Tear Gas On Opposition Leader's Supporters - Witnesses
September 3, 2009 1126 GMT
Supporters of Gabonese opposition leader Pierre Mamboundou demonstrating outside the election... [more]
Kuwait: PM Set To Begin Africa Tour
July 14, 2009 1117 GMT
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Muhammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah on July 15 is scheduled to begin... [more]
Gabon: PM To Resign June 18
June 15, 2009 1625 GMT
Gabon's Prime Minister Jean Eyeghe Ndong will resign after the June 18 funeral of president El... [more]
Gabon: Senate Speaker Sworn In As Interim Head Of State
June 10, 2009 1420 GMT
Rose Francine Rogombe, Gabonese speaker of the senate and ally of recently deceased Gabonese... [more]
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