Browsing: Gabon

Gabon has been placed under partial suspension from the Commonwealth following a military coup that unseated President Ali Bongo. This decision was reached during a meeting…

Gabon’s Prime Minister, Raymond Ndong Sima, has said that a two-year military rule by the new transition government is a reasonable objective. The newly-elected Prime Minister…

Raymond Ndong Sima, a former opposition leader, was chosen to lead Gabon’s transitional administration after the military took control last week in a coup. Sima, a…

Gabon’s transitional president, General Brice Oligui Nguema, announced on Thursday that he had appointed Raymond Ndong Sima, an economist and vocal opponent of President Ali Bongo,…

The leaders of the military coup in Gabon have released ousted President Ali Bongo and granted him permission to fly overseas for medical treatment. Col. Ulrich…

The Central African regional bloc has suspended Gabon’s membership in response to last week’s coup that ousted President Ali Bongo. The bloc, the Economic Community of…

The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said that his government will sanction the plotters of the Gabon coup until its return to democratic order.…

Brigadier General Oligui Nguema is a Gabonese military official who is currently the Commander-in-Chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, the Committee for the Transition and Restoration…

Gabon’s coup seems to have provided a glimmer of hope to the country’s primary opposition party. The party expressed its gratitude to the military for resisting…

The African Union’s Peace and Security Council announced on Thursday that it had chosen to “immediately suspend” Gabon following this week’s military coup. The organisation conveyed…