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Boulingui: Gabon's 'accidental' super chef
Life

Boulingui: Gabon's 'accidental' super chef

Régis Boulingui started as a dishwasher and now runs three restaurants and hopes to give people hope through his African dishes.
Gabon's military reopens borders after coup
Africa

Gabon's military reopens borders after coup

Mutinous soldiers had announced on Wednesday that the country's borders were closed until further notice.
Gabon junta leader threatens business leaders over corruption
Africa

Gabon junta leader threatens business leaders over corruption

Around 200 Gabonese business leaders were summoned to a meeting where they were criticised for overbilling the government.
Congo, Angola urge Gabon's junta to respect Bongo's 'physical integrity'
Africa

Congo, Angola urge Gabon's junta to respect Bongo's 'physical integrity'

President Ali Bongo was ousted on Wednesday by soldiers from the Republican Guard ending his 14-year rule of the oil-rich country.
Cameroon's President Biya reshuffles top military brass
Africa

Cameroon's President Biya reshuffles top military brass

The changes come a day after soldiers in neighbouring Gabon seized power and placed President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest.
Who is Gabon's new leader General Brice Oligui Nguema?
Africa

Who is Gabon's new leader General Brice Oligui Nguema?

Gabon's soldiers appointed General Brice Oligui Nguema as the new leader of the country after toppling President Ali Bongo on Wednesday.
What is France's interest in Gabon?
Business

What is France's interest in Gabon?

Gabon appears to be on the way to joining a league of former French colonies in Africa to experience a military takeover of power recently.
Gabon: Türkiye 'closely and carefully' monitoring situation
Türkiye

Gabon: Türkiye 'closely and carefully' monitoring situation

Soldiers in Gabon said they have seized power and dissolved the government of Ali Bongo on Wednesday morning.
Five things to know about Gabon
Africa

Five things to know about Gabon

Soldiers from the Presidential Guard announced seizing power on Wednesday just after the electoral commission announced that President Ali Bongo won Saturday's elections.
France monitoring situation in Gabon 'with greatest attention'
Africa

France monitoring situation in Gabon 'with greatest attention'

Soldiers announced that they had seized power in Gabon on Wednesday just after presidential election results were announced by the country's electoral body.
Gabon's soldiers announce seizing power
Africa

Gabon's soldiers announce seizing power

This comes just after the country's presidential election results were announced with President Ali Bongo securing a third term in office.
Gabon elections 2023: Voters encounter delays
Africa

Gabon elections 2023: Voters encounter delays

The extent of the delays was not immediately clear but several polling stations in the capital Libreville experienced late starts.
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What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

The United Nations estimates that the conflict has affected over 9.7 million people in the country’s northern region
Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean since 2014.
Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Dozens of children in the west African country have died after taking a few sips of cough syrups, which contained high quantities of poisonous diethylene glycol.
Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Not only do Moroccans and Algerians share the same customs, but they are also pulled down by similar downward trends and by great sociological movements — to such an extent that they differ only in their degree and not in their nature.
Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Two coups in eight months. Ten presidents, 70 percent of whom have come from the military in 62 years of independence. Burkina Faso is struggling with its political stability. How can this problem be explained?
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