Gabon is the latest former French colony in Africa to experience a coup in recent years - following Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and most recently Niger. Here's what you need to know. Why was there ...

THE FALL OF THE BONGO EMPIRE (5/5). Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba was overthrown on 30 August by the Head of the Republican Guard, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema. With the August 2023 presidential ...