Gabon Gabon: Two suspects killed and seven captured in failed coup attempt Two suspects were killed and seven captured were captured after military officers in Gabon staged an apparent coup attempt early on Monday, seizing the state radio station and declaring their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo. 07/01/2019
Africanews [LIVE] AFCON 2017 profit: Cameroon climbs 29 places on FIFA World ranking This is the coverage of the just ended AFCON in Gabon. The line ups, the scores, match statistics, goals, man of the match and the fans were all covered in our LIVE blog. 09/02/2017
Sport Egypt battle past Burkina Faso to reach AFCON final Seven times champions Egypt have reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon after beating Burkina Faso 4-3 in a penalty shootout. 01/02/2017
Africanews Vuvuzelas: a noisy but welcome return at AFCON 2017 Vuvuzelas – plastic horns – which blow loud monotone notes, shot to global attention seven years ago during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. 17/01/2017
Sport Union leaders call for Africa Cup of Nations boycott The leader of Gabon’s main civil service union called for a boycott of the African Nations Cup (CAN) on Wednesday (January 12), saying the money the country is spending on hosting the tournament would 12/01/2017
Gabon Gabon: Ali Bongo sworn in after acrimonious election victory Gabonese President Ali Bongo has been sworn in for a second term. 27/09/2016
Gabon Gabon's Constitutional Court upholds Ali Bongo's presidential election win Gabon’s Constitutional Court has upheld President Ali Bongo’s narrow election victory. 24/09/2016
Gabon Jean Ping challenges Gabon election result in court France’s foreign minister has said the constitutional court of Gabon must examine a challenge to the country’s presidential election by opposition candidate Jean… 09/09/2016
Gabon Gabon: Bongo hits back at claims he stole disputed election Accused of cheating at the polls in Gabon, re-elected President Ali Bongo turned the tables on Wednesday, saying that if electoral fraud was committed it was by his challenger Jean… 07/09/2016
Gabon Gabon's opposition leader declares himself president after disputed election Gabonese opposition candidate Jean Ping declared himself president on Friday (September 2), after a disputed election that triggered two days of post-election riots against President Ali… 03/09/2016
Gabon Gabon rocked by second night of post-election violence At least three people have died and hundreds have been arrested in a second day of protests in Gabon following the announcement of President Ali Bongo’s re-election, amid accusations that the vote was 01/09/2016
Gabon Gabon's disputed election plunges it into 'deep crisis' Riots have erupted in Gabon’s capital Libreville, as anger boils over the country’s disputed presidential election. 01/09/2016
Africanews Gabon post-election crisis: Continued protests and reactions Over a thousand people have been arrested during two days of post-election violence in Gabon after the announcement of the results for the 2016 presidential election. 01/09/2016
Gabon Gabon's parliament set ablaze after President Bongo wins disputed election FOLLOW LIVE our sister channel africanews for all the latest details from Gabon. 01/09/2016
Africanews Gabon opposition says people will not accept Bongo's provisional victory A spokesman for Gabon's main opposition leader, Jean Ping, has said the Gabonese people will not accept figures from the electoral commission suggesting that incumbent Ali Bongo was on course for a se 31/08/2016
Gabon Gabon on edge ahead of official election result Gabon remains on edge ahead of official presidential election results in which both sides have declared victory and traded accusations of cheating. 30/08/2016
Gabon Both sides claim victory in Gabon presidential election Supporters of both Gabon’s president and of his chief rival have declared their candidate as the winner of Saturday’s election. 29/08/2016
Sport Aubameyang named African Footballer of the Year Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was named African Footballer of the Year ending Yaya Touré‘s four year stranglehold on the accolade. The 08/01/2016
focus Africa maintains growth momentum despite security challenges Africa is surging ahead with positive economic growth and macro-economic development across the continent. New funds flowing in, innovative financing 28/05/2014
focus A new perspective on Africa It is time to look at Africa with fresh eyes. There is a spirit of optimism on this continent of over a billion people. The World Bank says 15/06/2012
focus New York Forum founder talks Africa ahead of Gabon meet The New York Forum Africa will be held from June 8-10 in Libreville, the capital of Gabon. Hundreds of industry figures, entrepreneurs and political 09/05/2012