Facebook, TikTok suspended in Gabon under regulator’s order
Gabonese authorities impose indefinite social media blackout, citing risks to social cohesion and national stability.

Gabonese authorities impose indefinite social media blackout, citing risks to social cohesion and national stability.









The leader of a 2023 coup, Brice Oligui Nguema, wins in a landslide victory in Gabon.
After his win, Nguema tells Global News Insight in an exclusive interview, he will ‘restore dignity to the Gabonese people’.
Military leader Brice Oligui Nguema looks to cement his grip on power in national vote.
Military head Oligui Nguema is the strongest candidate, but his ties to the old government have led to criticism.
Interim leader Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a military coup in August 2023, is expected to run for president.
Transitional leader urges voters to back draft charter, which proposes changes that include presidential term limits.
At least 10 coup attempts have been recorded in Central and West Africa since the August 2020 military takeover in Mali.

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Raymond Ndong Sima discusses whether the coup marks the beginning of democratic rule or a new era under the same elite.