He then pledged to hand over power to civilians.The country has however since passed a new constitution and electoral code that critics argue were designed to favour a bid for the presidency by the junta leader.

More must be done to make Gabonese football safer, players' union Fifpro has said after a former youth coach convicted of sexually abusing players was handed a life ban by world football's governing body,

On the Oslo bourse, this news triggered an approximate 8% rise in the share prices of both the operator and its partner Panoro Energy, which described the discovery as "significant". At the time of publishing, BW Energy's stock was up almost 9.1% at Nkr27.50 ($2.54), while Panoro's stock had risen 9.2% to Nkr26.20.

Fifa's decision to ban for life a former Gabonese youth coach found guilty of sexually abusing players is a "positive first step", but there are "many more perpetrators", an official at global players' union Fifpro told the BBC.

Gabon's interim President Brice Oligui Nguema will run in the Central African nation's presidential election scheduled for April 12, he said on Monday.

Gabon’s military leader has announced that he will run as a candidate in the oil-rich central African nation’s presidential election set for April 12. Gen.

The focus on defence budgets as Europe positions itself as peacekeeper-in-chief in Ukraine has been a boon for military hardware and systems stocks such as BAE Systems.

Gabon’s military leader, General Brice Nguema, announced on Monday that he will run for president in the upcoming election on April 12, 2025.

Gabon's military leader General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a 2023 coup to end 55 years of Bongo dynasty rule, announced Monday that he would run for president in April. Oligui had pledged to hand power back to civilians in the oil-rich central African ...

On Tuesday Fifa ruled that Patrick Assoumou Eyi, who was head coach of Gabon's national youth teams for decades, had sexually abused multiple young boys throughout his career. Eyi was named in a ...

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Gabon’s military leader announced Monday that he would run as a candidate in the oil-rich central African nation’s presidential election set for April 12. Gen.