In our series of weekly viewpoints from African journalists, Elizabeth Ohene, a former presidential spokesperson in Ghana, considers the delicate issue of announcing a leader's death as Gabon's long-time leader Omar Bongo is buried. I speak with authority when I say ...Read More
The son of Gabon's longtime dictator was sworn in as president following disputed elections that opposition candidates said were fraudulent. Ali Bongo took the oath of office Friday at the Presidential Palace before nearly 600 people. In his speech, Bongo said ...Read More
MADRID (AFP) – Boyzone star Stephen Gately has died while on holiday in Majorca off the coast of Spain, the Irish band said on its website. He was 33. "Stephen tragically died yesterday whilst on holiday with his partner Andrew in ...Read More
* Risk of more violence if reforms stall * Says government will cooperate with court * Kenya leaders downplay militia re-arming reports (Recasts, adds quotes, details) NAIROBI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) is likely to try a handful of "big ...Read More
PORT GENTIL, Gabon -- Shopkeepers swept glass from streets littered with burned-out cars and hungry residents braved long lines to buy bread as Gabon inched back to normal Monday after several days of postelection violence. Evidence of the chaos was still ...Read More
Security forces and demonstrators clashed in Gabon yesterday after the son of the ruler Omar Bongo was declared the winner of a disputed presidential election. Within hours of the announcement that Ali Ben Bongo, a former Defence Minister, had won with ...Read More
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Security forces clashed with opposition supporters in Gabon's capital on Thursday after Ali Ben Bongo, son of long-time ruler Omar Bongo, was declared the winner of a disputed presidential election. Protesters targeted facilities owned by French oil giant ...Read More
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Soldiers clashed with opposition supporters in the streets of Gabon's capital on Thursday after Ali Ben Bongo, son of Gabon's long-time ruler Omar Bongo, was declared the winner of a disputed poll. French media reported looting and rioting ...Read More
Opponents of Ali Ben Bongo say the vote was fixed in his favour The son of Gabon's late leader Omar Bongo has been declared the winner of the country's presidential election, amid protests from opposition groups. Ali Ben Bongo won almost ...Read More
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Ali Ben Bongo, son of Gabon's long-time ruler Omar Bongo, declared himself on Monday well ahead in an election to succeed his father as president of the oil-producing central African nation. Former defense minister Ben Bongo had long ...Read More
LIBREVILLE, Gabon -- Gabonese voted Sunday in a national election to replace the late President Omar Bongo, who ruled for more than four decades and ran as the only candidate in many elections. Sunday's election in the West African country appeared ...Read More
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - As soon as you get out of Libreville's international airport, he is there. Images of "Ali" -- the son of late President Omar Bongo who is front-runner to succeed him in Sunday's presidential election -- dominate the city. He ...Read More
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabon's voters waited on Monday for the first results of an election for a successor to long-time leader Omar Bongo, with the late president's son tipped for power in the central African oil-producing state. Ali Ben Bongo, defense ...Read More
Gabon voted Sunday to pick a president to replace Africa's longest-serving leader Omar Bongo Ondimba, as his son -- a frontrunner in the poll -- said he was confident of a "very good result." Polls closed at 1700 GMT in the ...Read More
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) - For the first time in more than 41 years, Gabonese casting their votes Sunday will not know ahead of time who their next president will be. Eighteen candidates are vying to replace President Omar Bongo, who died ...Read More
"Mad Men" has made the covers of numerous entertainment magazines, and it's won a slew of awards. But it has not been a ratings winner for AMC. That could be changing. The season three premiere on Sunday night drew 2.8 million ...Read More
Diesel, meet King James. Reports that Shaquille O'Neal was on his way to join LeBron James on the Cleveland Cavaliers, in return for almost nothing, weren't exaggerated at all. The Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns announced the deal today: O'Neal for Ben Wallace, ...Read More
Paris - The death of Gabonese President Omar Bongo, and the booing of French president Nicolas Sarkozy at his funeral, are both seen here as potent symbols of change in France's controversial relations in its old colonial African sphere. The question ...Read More
LIBREVILLE, Gabon, June 16 (UPI) -- Scores of dignitaries from around the world converged on Libreville Tuesday for the state funeral of Cabon's late President Omar Bongo.Among them were French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang, Voice ...Read More
Hundreds of thousands of people have attended the state funeral of Omar Bongo Ondimba, Gabon's president and Africa's longest-serving leader. The funeral in Liberville, Gabon's capital, on Tuesday was attended by about 100 people including more than a dozen African leaders. Polite ...Read More
