Gabon

Gabon government suspends national team, sack captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and coach after dismal AFCON showing

January 01, 2026 7:33 pm

After losing their opening two encounters against Cameroon and Mozambique, Gabon, who were already out of the Round of 16 contention for the AFCON, played the last Group stage match against Ivory Coast without Aubameyang as well as Manga.

Coup in Gabon: Is governance in Francophone Africa falling like dominoes?

September 02, 2023 11:29 am

The French hold over their former colonies in Central and West Africa was strong, but it did not lead to good governance or prosperity. France is perceived as a supporter of extant regimes come what may.

Gabon coup: President under house arrest; military chief appointed leader

August 31, 2023 9:41 am

Following the Gabon coup, all operations at the country’s main port in Libreville had been halted and all flights have been cancelled.

Coup leaders in Gabon say ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba is under house arrest

August 30, 2023 3:59 pm

The coup happened Wednesday, after election results were announced saying Ondimba would remain in power, continuing his family’s 55 hold on power.

Explained: A major India-Africa conclave is taking place in New Delhi — why is it important?

July 19, 2022 4:11 pm

Forty high-level ministers from 17 countries, including Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Eswatini, Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, are participating in the two-day summit.

Gabon federation says Aubameyang retires from internationals

May 19, 2022 9:00 am

Aubameyang played 72 times for Gabon and is his country's all-time leading scorer with 30 goals.

Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and UAE join Security Council

January 05, 2022 1:55 pm

Albania is joining for the first time while Brazil is taking an 11th turn. Gabon and Ghana each have been on the council three times before and the UAE once.

Gabon plumbs carbon mystery of its mighty mangrove trees

October 27, 2021 6:21 pm

While the world struggles to curb climate change, countries such as Gabon are trying to work out exactly how much carbon is locked in their mangroves.

‘They kept calling us Nigerians... took turns to hit us’

October 02, 2014 10:22 am

Probe attack on our boys, ambassadors of Gabon and Burkina Faso write to Ministry of External Affairs

Briefly Business: Govt likely to start Telecom Finance with R1,000 cr fund

June 20, 2013 1:25 am