Gabon News

Nine opposition candidates had called for the vote to be annulled, arguing that there was widespread fraud...There was violence in several cities after the result was first announced. Hunger strike The Constitutional Court's decision was read out on state television...

Gabon's opposition said on Tuesday it would boycott a vote recount from last month's presidential election won by longtime leader Omar Bongo Ondimba's son after negotiations over it broke down. The Constitutional Court's recount, scheduled to occur on Tuesday, was...

The court's decision for a recount scheduled "for Tuesday, September 29 beginning at 1400 (1300 GMT)," follows the opposition lawsuit on last month's election results, which was prompted by the death of the country's long-time pro-French leader, Omar Bongo Ondimba....

The opposition cried foul after Mr Bongo was declared the winner, sparking protests in which several people died. But on Monday, the Constitutional Court dismissed the opposition challenges to the official results. In his speech, Mr Bongo also said he...

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Gabon's new president Ali Ben Bongo has named his first government. Mr. Bongo is promising change after more than 40 years under his father, Omar Bongo. Ali Ben Bongo is keeping interim Prime Minister Paul Mba, who has served in...

San Antonio, Principe Africa September 8, 2009 Just off the coast of West Africa, a couple of island rain forests hide a cornucopia of pharmaceuticals within their lush rain forests. The natural drugs are used in effectively treating all kinds...

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40,000 migratory birds each year by Gabon, which makes him a country potentially exposed to bird flu, according to the National Project Coordinator avian influenza Rubain Goda Tsoubou. While Gabon has never experienced an outbreak of this kind, "these birds...