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Morocco king meets Gabon president in hospital
During the visit, King Mohammed VI said he was pleased about the state of President Ali Bongo’s health which he said was improving by the day, according to the Moroccan source.
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Gabon president leaves Saudi hospital - state media
As he departed King Salman airbase on Wednesday night, Bongo was seen off by officials from the Saudi foreign ministry,the official Saudi Press Agency said.
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Gabon's Bongo headed to Morocco to continue recovery – wife
Bongo has not been seen in public since being admitted to hospital during a conference on 24 October.
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Health of Gabon's hospitalised leader has greatly improved - presidency
President Ali Ben Bongo was admitted to hospital on 24 October in Saudi Arabia after the stroke, the sources said, though Gabonese authorities said he was merely suffering from fatigue.
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Gabon leader Ali Bongo seriously ill - presidency
Lack of official news has set the rumour mill churning about his health.
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Gabon leader has stroke, sources say, govt says it's fatigue
President Ali Bongo on Monday was still under observation at the King Faisal hospital in Riyadh where he was taken on 24 October.
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Gabon holds first vote since violence-marred 2016 election
The controversial re-election of President Ali Bongo in August 2016 by just a few thousand votes led opposition leader Jean Ping to claim that victory had been stolen from him.
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Tanker with 17 Georgian sailors goes missing off coast of Gabon
British maritime authorities are helping local coastguards in the search for the vessel feared to have been pirated.
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Gabon PM names new cabinet days after court dissolved government
The court ruled on Monday that Prime Minister Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet was no longer legitimate. It also ordered that the National Assembly be dissolved.
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Gabon court orders prime minister to resign, parliament dissolved
It ruled that Prime Minister Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet and the National Assembly were no longer legitimate because the government failed to hold the election on time.
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Gabon parliament paves way for Bongo to stay in power indefinitely
Lawmakers are at odds, with growing public protests calling for an end to the President Ali Bongo dynasty.
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Aubameyang back to help Gabon’s World Cup bid
The 28-year-old, with 13 goals in all competitions already this season, is key to Gabon’s hopes of a first-ever World Cup place.
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Concerns mount over poor pitches at finals in Gabon
The condition of the playing surfaces at all four venues have been heavily criticised after serious injuries.
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Gabon names new govt after winning disputed election
President Ali Bongo was declared the election winner by fewer than 6,000 votes.
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Gabon president Bongo names new prime minister
A statement read on state television said Bongo asked Issoze Ngondet to form an open government.
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Gabon president Bongo sworn in after disputed poll
Bongo's victory by less than 6,000 votes has drawn unwelcome scrutiny of the president.
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Gabon opposition leader rejects court ruling upholding Bongo poll win
The refusal by Ping raises the prospect of a potentially violent political crisis in the country.
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Gabon court upholds Bongo poll victory rejects opposition challenge
Six died in riots that caused major damage in the capital, Libreville, and elsewhere in the country.
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Gabon president seeks talks with opposition ahead of election ruling
The court must rule by Friday on a request by Ping to recount votes in the province of Haut-Ogooue.
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Gabon opposition leader challenges vote as mediation mission postponed
Former foreign minister Jean Ping lost the August election to President Ali Bongo by fewer than 6,000 votes.
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Gabon’s Bongo shrugs off calls for vote recount
Opposition leader Jean Ping says the election was a sham, and the EU’s questioned the validity of the results.
