The United States has announced the suspension of some aid programs to Gabon, in response to the coup d'état that took place there at the end of August. "The US government is suspending some foreign aid to Gabon while it assesses the unconstitutional intervention by members of the country's military," said Secretary of State Antony Blinken,...
The BMI consultancy warned this Tuesday that the coups in Niger and Gabon have led to an overall increase in political risks in sub-Saharan Africa, causing the Short-Term Political Risk Index to fall (low score means high risk). In a note to which Lusa had access, the analysts at the consultancy owned by the same...
The African Union (AU) today demanded the "immediate release" of the deposed President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been under house arrest since the coup d'état carried out last Wednesday by the military. The organization's Peace and Security Council (PSC) demanded in a statement issued from its headquarters...
In Gabon, the military seized power and declared the annulment of the August 26 general elections and the closure of borders "until further notice". The announcement came just minutes after President Ali Bongo Ondimba, also known as Ali Bongo, was declared the winner of a disputed election. In a statement, quoted by the press...
A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Gabon's National Park Agency (ANPN), reveals that Gabon has the largest population of forest elephants in Africa. In that African country, elephants are present in more than 250,000 square kilometers of the country, which is equivalent to 90% of the territory. With.