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Gabon troops essential for French W Africa forces

Last Updated: Monday, July 18, 2011, 09:55

French PM said his country`s troops in Gabon will form the backbone of Paris` forces in West Africa.

Obama presses Gabon`s Bongo on human rights

Last Updated: Friday, June 10, 2011, 12:29

US President Barack Obama urged Gabon`s President Ali Bongo to root out corruption.

Gabon name African Nations Cup squad

Last Updated: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 16:08

Gabon coach Alain Giresse has named the following 23-man squad for the African Nations Cup finals, which kick off in Angola on Jan. 10:

Gabon forces harass citizens in riot city: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, September 13, 2009, 00:06

Security forces in Gabon`s second city Port-Gentil, scene of deadly post-election unrest earlier this month, have harassed people they accuse of supporting rival candidates, a report said on Saturday.

Gunfire in Gabon`s 2nd-largest city

Last Updated: Friday, September 4, 2009, 16:30

Fearing more violence after the late dictator Omar Bongo`s son won Presidential Elections, the capital of this former French colony seemed like a ghost town on Friday.

French consulate torched as Bongo wins Gabon vote

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 22:39

Opposition supporters went on the rampage across oil-rich Gabon Thursday, torching a French consulate and attacking a prison, after the son of the country`s late leader was declared winner of a bitter presidential election.

Gabon elects new president after Bongo`s 41-year rule

Last Updated: Sunday, August 30, 2009, 10:19

Gabon votes in Presidential Elections on Sunday to replace Omar Bongo Ondimba, who ruled the oil-rich nation for 41 years before his death in June, with his son seen as a favourite to win.