World Apr 13 Provisional results show Gabon’s coup leader Oligui Nguema elected president in a landslide By Yves Laurent Goma, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press
World Apr 12 Gabon votes for a new president in country’s first election since 2023 coup It’s the first election in Gabon since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty that lasted over 50 years. Analysts have predicted an overwhelming victory for the interim president who led the coup. By Monika Pronczuk, Yves Laurent Goma, Associated Press
World Sep 04 Gabon’s military leader is sworn in as head of state less than a week after coup Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, took the oath in the presidential palace in front of a packed, boisterous room of government officials, military and local leaders in Gabon's capital, Libreville. By Sam Mednick, Yves Laurent Goma, Associated Press
Politics Aug 31 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing amid coup in Gabon The ouster of Gabon's president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population's grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power, analysts said. By Sam Mednick, Associated Press
World Aug 31 Gabon election a ‘smokescreen’ for soldiers planning ouster of unpopular president, experts say Analysts say the ouster of Gabon's president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population's grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power. By Sam Mednick, Associated Press
Aug 30 Gabon’s president deposed in coup, republican guard chief appointed as head of state By Yves Laurent, Sam Mednick, Associated Press Mutinous soldiers in Gabon announced late Wednesday that the head of the country’s elite republican guard would lead the Central African country, hours after saying they had placed the country’s newly re-elected president under house arrest. Continue reading
Mar 02 World leaders to discuss who pays for rainforest protection at Gabon summit By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press A summit on how to protect the world’s largest forests underway in Gabon is set to be dominated by the issue of who pays for the protection and reforesting of lands that are home to some of the world’s most… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 8:45 Historic drought followed by flooding threatens crops and farms in East Africa By Fred de Sam Lazaro The toll from extreme weather has devastated vast regions of sub-Saharan Africa which are suffering from the worst drought conditions on record and a food crisis that ranges from severe to catastrophic. Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro looks at one… Continue watching
Jul 01 African Leaders Seek Common Ground on Zimbabwe Election Dispute By PBS News Hour African leaders meeting in Egypt are debating how to handle the disputed re-election of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, as the longtime leader's spokesman told Western critics who blasted the recent vote to "go hang."… Continue reading