Gabon News

Gabon's government has submitted plans for a timetable ahead of presidential elections to the political parties in the country, officials said on Thursday.

Libreville - Gabon's interim leader Rose Francine Rogombe has re-appointed late president Omar Bongo Ondimba's deputy as vice-president, her office said on Monday.

Updated 3:39 p.m. By Michael D. Shear It took just hours earlier this month for President Obama to express his sadness to the people of Gabon on the sudden death of notorious dictator President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon.

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Nadia Wauquier, 1 Pierre Becquart, 1 Cllia Gasquet, and Eric M. Leroy Authors affiliations: Centre International de Recherches Mdicales de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon ; Institut de Recherche pour le Dveloppement UMR190, Marseille, France To the Editor: Three well-documented outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever occurred from 1996 through 2001 in ...

Gabon's opposition called on Wednesday for a presidential poll to be postponed by up to six months, echoing doubts expressed by government leaders that the vote could be held on time.

Gabon's interim President Rose Francine Rogombe will on Tuesday and Wednesday meet the leaders of political parties to pave the way for a presidential election, an official statement said.

Haven't been blogging much due to my crazy summer schedule, but I do want to note the passing of a few interesting people: 1 . Omar Bongo, the President of Gabon, died about a week ago .

China and Gabon will always maintain friendly relations as their friendship is deeply rooted between the two peoples, Li Fushun, Chinese Ambassador to Gabon, told Xinhua in an interview on Friday.

Government and opposition parties in Gabon are discussing delaying presidential elections to enable the updating of voters' rolls, according to the Kinshasa newspaper, Le Potentiel.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today joined the United Nations General Assembly in paying tribute to the late President of Gabon, Omar Bongo Ondimba, recalling the 'important role' in attempts to resolve several crises in Central Africa.

When longtime dictator Omar Bongo died last week, he left behind at least 66 bank accounts.

Gabon's government led by Prime Minister Jean Eyeghe Ndong was reappointed after earlier resigning in line with a court ruling following the death of president Omar Bongo Ondimba.

As Omar Bongo Ondimba, the Gabonese president who died at age 73 in Barcelona on Jun.

El Haji Omar Bongo Ondimba, the diminutive President of Gabon, passed on last week at 73.

Hostess arranges flowers brought to pay tribute to late Gabonese president Omar Bongo Ondimba outside presidential palace in Libreville Heads of state paid their last respects to Omar Bongo at a state funeral for the long-time Gabonese leader.

The Iranian capital Tehran has seen another day of rallies and protests, as tensions build over last week's disputed presidential election.

Rose Francine Rogombe , the female Speaker of Gabon's Senate , was sworn in on June 10 as the interim president of Gabon following the recent death of Omar Bongo , the long-time leader of the country.

True to form, the late Gabonese leader, like the legion of post-colonial African presidents and freebooters, came to power and relegated his citizenry to mere spectators of the plunder and rape of their natural resources.

A Chinese military team left here Tuesday for Gabon to participate in a joint humanitarian medical rescue exercise.