CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The former president of Gabon, who was ousted in a 2023 coup, has been allowed to leave the country and has flown to Angola with his family, the Angolan leader's office ...

A military officer who seized power but promised to step down is expected to win the presidential vote on Saturday. By Saikou Jammeh and Elian Peltier Before Ali Bongo Ondimba was ousted in late ...

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba opened a central African summit on Wednesday, marking a return to the international scene nearly 14 months after suffering a stroke. President Ali Bongo, pictured ...

He died a decade ago, but residents of Franceville in southeast Gabon hark back with deep nostalgia to the rule of former president Omar Bongo. Omar Bongo ruled Gabon for 42 years from 1967 until his ...

Omar Bongo Ondimba, president of Gabon from 1967 to 2009, who died aged 73 in a Barcelona hospital following a heart attack on Monday, was one of those dinosaurs who had ruled dictatorially for too ...