Why Senegalese Pilgrims Travel to a Forest Clearing in Gabon
The Cheikh Amadou Bamba exile site in Gabon draws Senegalese pilgrims each year. It marks a colonial deportation that backfired...
August 20, 2026Topic
Gabon
Central Africa Licences Its First Credit Rating Agency
The CEMAC credit rating licence went to Geneva Investment Corporation on 7 August. It is the first ever granted in...
August 20, 2026
Gabon’s Bonds Beat the Emerging World on an Audit Nobody Has Seen
Gabon dollar bonds have returned 19.5% in 2026 on an unpublished IMF-backed debt audit, while Senegal's spread widened to 1,541...
August 14, 2026
Gabon Eurobond Raises US$920 Million Despite Junk Credit Rating
Gabon Eurobond raised US$920 million, overshooting its target by 22.7% with a 9.375% coupon. The seven-year note matures in 2033...
August 1, 2026
Gabon-Equatorial Guinea Islands Deal Ends 50-Year Oil Dispute
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea signed an AU-brokered deal on 28 July 2026 to implement an ICJ ruling over the Mbanié,...
July 29, 2026
Central Africa Moves to Ban Raw Log Exports by 2028
Central Africa's log export ban is set for 2028: CEMAC states and DR Congo plan to halt raw timber shipments...
July 6, 2026
Opinion: The fall of a dynasty – a new dawn for Gabon?
For over half a century, the Bongo family has held Gabon in an iron grip, treating it as if it...
August 30, 2023
Gabonese government imposed Internet shutdown and curfew during elections
On Saturday, August 26, 2023, the Gabonese government imposed an Internet shutdown and curfew during elections.
August 27, 2023
Gabon goes to the polls as the Bongo dynasty faces test of strength
The country is set to hold its presidential, legislative, and local elections, with President Ali Bongo Ondimba vying for a...
August 26, 2023