Far from the well-trodden tourism path, the Central African nation promises unparalleled access to nature at its wildest.

Gabon's military leader announced Monday that he would run as a candidate in the oil-rich central African nation’s presidential election set for April 12. Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, who is ...

He then pledged to hand over power to civilians.The country has however since passed a new constitution and electoral code ...

The Interior minister did not give reasons for the rejection of the other 19 candidates, including Jean Remy Yama, who is ...

Oligui, who turned 50 on Monday, said his vision for the seven-year term was "of a Gabon rising from the ashes", pledging to tackle the country's infrastructure issues. "I am a builder and I need your ...

On February 28, 2025, the President of the Transition, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, officially commissioned ...

Gabon joined the World Bank in 1963. Since then, the Bank has provided support through the financing of more than 20 projects in a variety of sectors.

The coup came almost immediately after Gabon's state election commission announced that the country's incumbent president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, had been re-elected for a third term with 64.2% of the ...

as president of a transitional committee to lead the country. The announcement of his candidacy came after the adoption last month by Gabon’s parliament of a new electoral code, which sets out ...

Oligui, who turned 50 on Monday, said his vision for the seven-year term was "of a Gabon rising from the ashes", pledging to tackle the country's infrastructure issues. "I am a builder and I need ...