There was widespread discontent with his family’s reign. Gabon, a former French colony, is a member of OPEC, but its oil wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few — and nearly 40% of ...

Gabon’s military leader Brice Oligui Nguema has won the country’s presidential election by an apparent landslide, according to provisional results. The Interior Ministry said on Sunday that ...

The oil-rich central African nation of Gabon on Saturday will hold its first presidential election since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty which lasted over 50 years. The interim ...

Polling centers closed in Gabon on Saturday after a presidential ... The election in the former French colony of 2.3 million people comes amid high unemployment, regular power and water shortages ...