Her comments reflected the joy - and hopes - of many people who had lived under the Bongo dynasty. With an iron fist, the family ruled oil-rich Gabon for all but seven years since it won its ...

An estimated 860,000 people in Gabon were registered to vote. The interior ministry said 53.54 percent turned out to cast their ballot. National broadcaster Gabon TV said there were no serious ...

The 48-year-old general certainly appeared to be a man of the people as he was held aloft by his soldiers, but to many, he is an unexpected leader. Just five years ago, he barely existed in Gabon ...

Gabon, with a population of about 2 million people, is not one of the poorest countries in Africa; however, it does not ...

Despite Gabon’s oil wealth and vast forests, one third of its 2.4 million people live below the poverty line, according to the UN.

Gabon’s military said the coup marked an end ... Unlike in the past when power was confiscated by a few people, said Ango, the new constitution is reassuring that ultimate power resides in ...

Gabon is holding a constitutional referendum on Saturday that could reshape its political system - introducing a seven-year ...

To help safeguard public health, researchers from Gabon, Europe and Japan are developing the capacity to quickly detect emerging viral diseases by examining samples from people and wildlife.

Voters in Gabon overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, authorities said Sunday, more than one year after mutinous soldiers overthrew the country's longtime president and seized power in the ...