French miner Eramet, which has large manganese operations in Gabon, said it had halted operations.

Gabon Braces for Violence The military officials who have seized power claim to represent the entirety of Gabon's security and defense forces.

"People of Gabon, today the times of happiness that our ancestors dreamt of are finally coming." Several figures from Bongo's government, including the vice president and prime minister, attended the ceremony.

Among those who attended were Senegal, Gabon, the Ivory Coast, and Rwanda—considered parts of Francophone Africa—and Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, and Botswana, all Anglophone countries.

LIBREVILLE—Military officers in Gabon staged an apparent coup attempt early on Jan. 7, seizing the state radio station and declaring their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo, who is recovering from a stroke in Morocco.

In 1913, he established a hospital in the city of Lambaréné, in Gabon, West Africa, where he treated thousands of people, including those with leprosy, malaria, and dysentery.

U.S. based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society said in a statement that Vema and its crew were intercepted as part of a joint operation by authorities from Gabon and São Tomé, in coordination with the society.

Other OPEC members—including Nigeria, Libya, and Algeria—produce smaller but still significant volumes, up to about 1.5 million barrels per day, while countries such as Venezuela, Congo, and Gabon contribute smaller amounts.

(Ramzi Boudina/Reuters) Its current members are Algeria, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela.

The remaining countries include Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Libya, Algeria, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. “The world can run without all their control," he said.

In Gabon as in Zambia, the technocratic candidates were suspiciously unsuccessful.

Gabon has once again made headlines for a bold conservation initiative. 

The State Department has partially suspended visa issuance to nationals of 20 countries, which affects Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burundi, Côte D’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Gabon, the Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo,

President Donald Trump meets with the presidents of Gabon, Guinea‑Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House on July 9.

Countries that were already in the program were Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Central ⁠African ​Republic, Ivory Coast, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Fiji, Gabon, ​the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau

President Donald Trump hosts leaders from five African nations for a discussion and lunch at the White House on Wednesday, including leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal.

The Congo-Gabon agreement is just one of many infrastructural projects to come. There is a great degree of optimism in the wake of the BUILD summit.

The 29 ambassadors recalled included 15 from Africa: Algeria (Elizabeth Aubin), Burundi (Lisa Peterson), Cameroon (Christopher Lamora), Cape Verde (Jennifer Adams), Egypt (Herro Mustafa Garg), Gabon (Vernelle Trim FitzPatrick), Ivory Coast (Jessica Davis

The newly added countries are Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Benin, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Côte D’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Fiji, Gabon, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Nigeria, Senegal, Tajikistan, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela

So far this year, the Trump administration has partially restricted or banned travel from African countries Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Gabon, the Gambia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the

The president hosted a multilateral lunch with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal in the State Dining Room.

A TV channel or live stream partner for Gabon isn't listed as of yet. Gabon is currently ranked 86th in world and Morocco is ranked 74th. Neither team made the World Cup.

The consortium, which produces roughly half of all oil worldwide, consists of members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)—Algeria, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab

They include Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the White House said.

I want Gabon to return to civilian rule as soon as possible.” Gen.

Partial restrictions are in effect for Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia, and Zimbabwe as well as Burundi, Cuba, Togo, and Venezuela, the proclamation

In "The Wild Ones," the three men journey across six countries—Malaysia, Mongolia, Armenia, Indonesia, Canada, and Gabon—to capture rare footage of a number of elusive endangered species, including the Malayan tiger, Gobi bear, Caucasian leopard, Javan

Gabon was rich in resources. It had manganese, oil, and, being covered in rainforest, timber.

Five countries have not reported a confirmed case in the past five weeks—Cameroon, Gabon, Guinea, Rwanda, and South Africa. Cases in Liberia and Uganda have increased. Uganda reported its first death from confirmed cases in late October.

flag as he stands next to his wife Zita Nyangue Oligui Nguema, celebrating his win in the April 12 presidential election, at campaign headquarters in Libreville, Gabon, on April 13, 2025.