Interim president General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema—who led the coup and was later appointed transitional leader—has declared his candidacy in a contest widely expected to secure his hold on power.

Gabonese voters head to the polls on April 12 to pick their next president. The pivotal election is a litmus test to ...

Little more than 19 months after the bloodless coup that brought an end to more than five decades of rule by the Bongo family ...

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

Here are five key facts about the country: Strongman Brice Oligui Nguema, 50, has led Gabon since the August 30, 2023 putsch, ...

Born from a fusion of hip-hop, Afrobeat, and Swahili storytelling, Bongo Flava has become a symbol of Tanzanian pride. Artists like Diamond Platnumz and Ali Kiba have turned it into a continental ...