Nineteen months after overthrowing President Ali Bongo, whose family ruled Gabon for more than half a century, Brice Oligui ...

A military officer who seized power but promised to step down is expected to win the presidential vote on Saturday.

were all instrumental in an attempt to topple the government and assassinate the president of the Central African country in May 2024, federal prosecutors said. The failed coup resulted in their ...

Three Americans repatriated to the United States from Congo have been charged by the U.S. Justice Department with staging an ...

The men recently had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment for their role in an attempted coup last May in the central African nation. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Three ...

The oil-rich central African nation of Gabon on Saturday will hold its first presidential election since a 2023 military coup ...

It’s Gabon’s first election since the 2023 military coup that ended a political dynasty that lasted over 50 years. It was seen as a crucial election for the central African nation’s 2.3 ...