Hailed as a climate visionary, Gabon’s president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, was once welcomed to Buckingham Palace but was blindsided by this week’s coup. By Declan Walsh and Dionne Searcey Declan Walsh, the ...
Thousands of miles away from the U.S., where technology giants, cable networks, and studios are locked in an intense multi-billion dollar battle to court users to their video streaming services, a ...
Ali Bongo Ondimba (in cap) and his wife, Sylvia (in blue shirt), at a campaign rally on 19 August 2023. Malkolm M./Afrikimages Agency/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The recent military ...
The African nation of Gabon is voting in its first executive elections since a military coup in 2023 ended the 50-year dynastic rule of the Bongo political family. Polls opened in the country at 7am ...
Gabon's President Omar Bongo, the world's longest serving head of government, has died today in a Spanish hospital at the age of 73. Bongo, ruler since 1967 of the west African country, had been ...
The bongo antelope is a unique and beautiful animal. It lives in African forests. Sadly, it is endangered. Habitat loss and poaching are major threats. Mountain bongos are critically endangered.