Africa Gabon Fly Gabon, Gabon's new national airline, officially started operations with its inaugural flight from Libreville to Port-Gentil at the end of August; the country's last national airline disappeared in 2005
Africa Gabon The country celebrated the first year since Liberation, or since 30 August 2023 when a military coup deposed President Ali Bongo, the last of a ruling caste that controlled Gabon for decades
Africa Gabon Foreign travel for government officials for holiday purposes has been banned to promote a reconnection with cultural roots and foster closer relations with local communities, explained Gabon's government spokesperson, Colonel Ulrich Manfoumbi
Africa Gabon 30 August, the date of the coup against former president Ali Bongo Ondimba in 2023, will be a public holiday in Gabon, as established by the Gabonese authorities
Africa Gabon Transitional President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema expressed his country's desire to reduce dependence on food imports and hoped to benefit from Uganda's experience in wealth creation
Africa Gabon Eleven months after coming to power in a coup, calls are growing for Gabon's transitional president Brice Oligui Nguema to run for office
Africa Gabon The dispute over Gabon's payments with the World Bank is apparently resolved, the authorities said; the Ministry of Public Accounts said the arrears have been repaid to the institution
Africa Gabon After over a decade of waiting, Gabonese people will now be able to apply for and obtain a national digital ID after the 'National Electronic Identity Card' was launched by the military chief
Africa Gabon An outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, was detected for the first time since 2022 in a poultry market in the capital Libreville, the World Organisation for Animal Health said
Africa Gabon Among Gabonese youth, N'Tcham has ousted the Nigerian afrobeat and the South African amapiano; in slang, N'Tcham means 'brawl' and is a dance born in prisons that expresses all the violence that exists in working-class neighbourhoods
Africa Gabon The transitional government of Libreville has purchased two AW139 multi-purpose aircraft, which will be used to control the rainforest
Africa Gabon The Gabon and Eswatini registers have been added to the International Transport Workers Federation list of flags of convenience
Africa Gabon Ali Bongo, the former president of Gabon, went on hunger strike with his two sons Jalil and Bilal; they report they were subjected to inhuman 'acts of torture and barbarism' by the Gabonese junta