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France welcomes Gabon's Oligui as mineral and military ties defy African rift

Gabon's President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema begins a three-day official visit to France on Monday, underlining the close relationship between Paris and one of its few remaining key allies in Francophone Africa.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 20

Gabon pulls plug on Facebook and TikTok amid anti-government protests

Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok were no longer available in Gabon on Wednesday, AFP journalists and a watchdog said, after regulators suspended them over security concerns amid anti-government protests.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 18

Elections, coups and crackdowns: Africa's mixed democratic record in 2025

Across Africa, contested ballots, violent crackdowns, coups d’état and military transitions morphing into long-term rule combined to make 2025 a year in which, as one analyst tells RFI, "the law of the strongest has become commonplace".

Radio France Internationale · Jan 2

French mining group digs in as Gabon tightens grip on manganese exports

French mining group Eramet has pledged to safeguard over 10,000 jobs in Gabon as Libreville pushes forward with a plan to ban raw manganese exports from 2029.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 2, 2025

Gabon Ex-junta Chief Oligui Sworn In After Election Win

Gabon's Brice Oligui Nguema, whose coup ended 55 years of rule by the Bongo family, took oath as president on Saturday before a packed stadium and more than a dozen African leaders.

International Business Times · May 3, 2025

Gabon swears in ex-military chief Oligui as president

The former general, who led coup that ended Bongo family’s 55-year rule, swept the elections last month.

Al Jazeera · May 3, 2025

Gabon military leader Oligui Nguema elected president by huge margin

Gabon's junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema has romped his way to victory in the first presidential election since he took power in a 2023 coup, with provisional results giving him more than 90 percent of the vote.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 13, 2025

Gabon military leader Brice Oligui Nguema wins presidential election

After his win, Nguema tells Al Jazeera in an exclusive interview, he will ‘restore dignity to the Gabonese people’.

Al Jazeera · Apr 13, 2025

Gabon votes in first presidential election since the 2023 coup

Military leader Brice Oligui Nguema looks to cement his grip on power in national vote.

Al Jazeera · Apr 12, 2025

Junta Chief Frontrunner As Gabon Holds First Election Since 2023 Coup

Gabonese voters began casting ballots on Saturday in a presidential election with eight candidates that is widely expected to make junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema the oil-rich central African country's first elected leader since his 2023 coup.

International Business Times · Apr 12, 2025