Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has announced his return to the Gabonese national team a year after retiring from international football, citing the influence of the country's president Ali Bongo Ondimba in his decision to return

Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with Gabon's Transitional President Brice Oligui Nguema to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations

Gabon's transitional president asked his Ivory Coast counterpart to help him get African Union sanctions lifted

A national dialogue aimed at revitalizing democratic institutions after 54 years of the Bongo dynasty has been initiated, led by President Felix Tshisekedi, a key step and a significant change in Gabonese politics

The West Virginia National Guard has been selected to partner with Gabon under the National Guard Bureau's state partnership program, making Gabon the third country, after Qatar and Peru, to partner with W.Va. National Guard