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Ali Bongo, Jean Ping square off

It had seemed that former opposition leader Pierre Mamboundou's death in 2011 and Andre Mba Obame's failing health would give Ali Bongo a free run at the 2016 presidential elections. But that was before Jean Ping came onto the scene. [...] (641 words)

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GABON
African Union
Ali Bongo
Andre Mba Obame
Antoine de Padoue Mboumbou Miyakou
Bank of Central African States
Conasysed
Conseil Economique et Social
Ernest "Nenesse" Mpouho-Epigat
Gabon Emergent
Jacques Adiahenot
Jean Ping
Jean-Boniface Assele
Leon-Paul Ngoulakia
Maixent Accrombessi
Marcel Libama
Michel Mpega
Michel Ongoundou
Omar Bongo
Parti Democratique Gabonais
Philibert Andzembe
Pierre Mamboundou
Societe Gabonaise de Services
Union nationale
Yves Fernand Manfoumbi

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Ali Bongo keeps it in the family again

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Sift Ivoire to construct solar power stations in Conakry

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Guy Nzouba Ndama distances himself from Jean Ping

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SGS on the edge of the precipice

Societe gabonaise de services (SGS), which specialises in private security, [...]

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GABON 30/08/2017

Third social tour for Ali‘16!

The fruit of the national dialogue launched in May between the government and parts of the opposition, the new 38-member executive formed by Ali Bongo on 21 August is unlikely to calm the tensions which have been coursing through Gabon [. [...]

GABON 12/07/2017

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang, the master of self-reinvention

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang continues at the age of 70 to excel in the art of political reinvention. Previously the election [...]

GABON 28/06/2017

Ben Moubamba plays the part of Bongo's enforcer

A former opponent who switched sides, the deputy prime minister has turned out to be Ali Bongo's most effective enforcer against his adversaries. [...]

FRANCE GABON 17/05/2017

Ping makes contact with Macron

While he still claims to be Gabon’s "president elect" following [...]

GABON 05/10/2016

Ali Bongo retains most of his old team

Having caught the opposition off-guard with his hasty swearing-in in [...]

GABON 23/12/2015

Leon-Paul Ngoulakia wooed by Bongo adversaries

Gabonese politician Leon-Paul Ngoulakia, 58, was beaten up by truncheon-wielding men in Libreville on December 18. Ngoulakia, a first cousin [...]

GABON 06/05/2015

Mba Obame’s death leaves way clear for Bongo

Although President Ali Bongo has failed to garner political mileage from the death of opposition leader Andre Mba Obame, he no longer has any serious opposition in the lead-up to the 2016 elections. [...]

GABON 04/03/2015

Ali Bongo keeps watchful eye on rivals

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Bongo snubs opposition, thinks strategy

After struggling to deal with internal opposition, Ali Bongo is determined to focus on his record in office – however meagre it may be – and has sent envoys to spread the word throughout the country. [...]

GABON 03/12/2014

Opposition meets in Paris to thrash out platform

After its attacks on Ali Bongo, Gabon’s opposition now faces the tough job of coming up with a coherent political programme of its own ahead of 2016. [...]

GABON 05/11/2014

Collection box for permanent Bongo memorial

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GABON 27/08/2014

Bongo, Ping warm upforelectoral clash

Ali Bongo has been lashing back at Jean Ping's swingeing attacks on his regime. Although it is some way off yet, the 2016 presidential campaign is shaping up to be a dirty fight. [...]

GABON 23/07/2014

Unrest stirs in Libreville

Ali Bongo is back touring foreign parts again, perhaps in the hope of drawing attention away from Gabon's social and economic woes. [...]

GABON 09/07/2014

Ali's hot air PR machine

Spin doctors have cast the Gabonese president as a builder. But the reality on the ground is very different. [...]

GABON 25/06/2014

Accrombessi survives Haut-Ogooue

Campaigning to be "reelected" as Gabon's leader, Ali Bongo has taken measures to obtain the support of his native Haut-Ogooue province without going so far as to axe his chief of staff Maixent Accrombessi, as some would have liked. [...]

GABON 25/06/2014

Pascaline Bongo appeals to Ping

Confirmed on June 10 in the honorary role of Ali [...]

GABON 11/06/2014

Bongo's facelift for spy agencies

Gabonese president Ali Bongo has overhauled the country's security services in a key move in advance of 2016 elections. [...]

Breaking newsGABON 21/05/2014

"Council of war" against Ali Bongo in Paris!

With just two days to go to the third New York Forum Africa (NYFA), which is due to take place [...]

GABON 14/05/2014

Ping hones strategy against Ali

Jean Ping could be a serious challenger to Ali Bongo in the 2016 presidential elections. He has been mobilising his national and international contacts to beef up his political campaign. [...]

GABON 30/04/2014

Jean Ping on warpath

Ali Bongo's regime is coming under attack at home as well as abroad - from Jean Ping, the former African Union commission chief who is mobilising opposition to Bongo in Libreville. [...]

GABON 12/03/2014

Ping resignation sparks new defections

After his resignation from the ruling PDG party, Jacques Adiahenot, a former stalwart of Omar Bongo's regime, is expected to join forces with the former African Union commission chief. [...]

GABON 26/02/2014

Total pays for Ping

Tax adjustments running into the hundreds of millions against Total and other foreign companies signal the financial situation in Gabon, but they are also a symptom of Libreville's gunning for Jean Ping. [...]

GABON 26/02/2014

Pascaline Bongo clears desk

Furious that palace insiders have blamed her for her former [...]

GABON 12/02/2014

Ping warms up for 2016

Former African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping’s recent attack on Ali Bongo was an early pre-electoral salvo. [...]

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GABON
African Union
Ali Bongo
Andre Mba Obame
Antoine de Padoue Mboumbou Miyakou
Bank of Central African States
Conasysed
Conseil Economique et Social
Ernest "Nenesse" Mpouho-Epigat
Gabon Emergent
Jacques Adiahenot
Jean Ping
Jean-Boniface Assele
Leon-Paul Ngoulakia
Maixent Accrombessi
Marcel Libama
Michel Mpega
Michel Ongoundou
Omar Bongo
Parti Democratique Gabonais
Philibert Andzembe
Pierre Mamboundou
Societe Gabonaise de Services
Union nationale
Yves Fernand Manfoumbi

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Sinohydro back on Meridiam's payroll

Télésud bankruptcy a double blow for Pascaline

Jean Eyeghe Ndong dreams of presidency

Ali Bongo keeps it in the family again

Sift Ivoire to construct solar power stations in Conakry

Guy Nzouba Ndama distances himself from Jean Ping

SGS on the edge of the precipice

Third social tour for Ali‘16!

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang, the master of self-reinvention

Ben Moubamba plays the part of Bongo's enforcer

Ping makes contact with Macron

Ali Bongo retains most of his old team

Leon-Paul Ngoulakia wooed by Bongo adversaries

Mba Obame’s death leaves way clear for Bongo

Ali Bongo keeps watchful eye on rivals

Bongo snubs opposition, thinks strategy

Opposition meets in Paris to thrash out platform

Collection box for permanent Bongo memorial

Bongo, Ping warm upforelectoral clash

Unrest stirs in Libreville

Ali's hot air PR machine

Accrombessi survives Haut-Ogooue

Pascaline Bongo appeals to Ping

Bongo's facelift for spy agencies

"Council of war" against Ali Bongo in Paris!

Ping hones strategy against Ali

Jean Ping on warpath

Ping resignation sparks new defections

Total pays for Ping

Pascaline Bongo clears desk

Ping warms up for 2016

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