Gabon’s Constitutional court has rejected the opposition’s challenge to election victory of Ali Ben Bongo’s the son of the former leader of Gabon, Omar Bongo. In a statement read out on state television, the court said “The election of Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba as president of the Republic of Gabon is confirmed” The court’s decision [...]
The Government of Gabon under the new leadership of Ali Ben Bongo has barred all opposition party leaders from leaving the country. The ban came after recent riots over claims of fraud in the recent presidential elections. The government says the ban will be in place until investigations into the violence emanating from the unrest [...]
There has been widespread and violence in Port Gentil, Gabon’s second city with looting and buildings being set on fire. 2 people were killed on Thursday as the violence erupted following the announcing of the Presidential election results. Buildings that were set on fire included the Total Oil Company building which prompted the oil company [...]
On Thursday the Government of Gabon declared Ali Ben Bongo, the eldest son of the late Omar Bongo, the winner of the weekend presidential elections. Ben Bongo was the country’s defence minister under his late father’s regime. He campaigned with a private jet and plastered the capital with billboards. Ali Ben Bongo won with 41.7 [...]
On Sunday the 30th of August 2009, the people of Gabon will elect a new President. Since 1967, the Gabonese people, only new one leader. Omar Bongo had ruled Gabon for 42 years amidst charges of corruption and mismanagement of public funds. He was able to hang on to power all these years by dismantling [...]
Ali Ben Bongo, the eldest son of Gabon’s former leader, Omar Bongo, has called his opponents in the forthcoming Presidential elections, ‘traitors’ in an election campaign rally. There are 20 opposition candidates lining up against Bongo who is the candidate for the ruling party. A few weeks ago the Prime Minister resigned to join the [...]
Four members of the Gabon Government have been sacked after opposing the candidacy of Ali-Ben Bongo, son of the ex-leader, in next month’s presidential poll. Two are senior members of the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), which has selected Mr Bongo to replace his father Omar Bongo, who died last month. Casimir Oye Mba and [...]
Jean Eyeghe Ndong, Prime Minister of Gabon, said on Friday he had resigned in protest at his party’s choice of the son of deceased president Omar Bongo as presidential candidate and would stand against him in the poll. The ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) on Wednesday named Defence Minister Ali Ben Bongo as its official [...]
The son of Gabon’s late President Omar Bongo has been chosen by the ruling party to stand in the presidential election expected in late August. The decision was announced on national TV by Gabonese Democratic Party’s deputy general secretary Angel Ondo. Rights groups had argued that no member of the former government should stand again, [...]
