The Congo Basin, a vital home for global biodiversity is at risk

Around twenty elections shaped Africa in 2024

Gabon: New constitution closes chapter on Bongo family’s reign

Is China partly responsible for the destruction of Africa's Miombo woodlands?

‘The only white people who did not bring evil’: Serbian media narratives around Russia in Africa

In Gabon, music is a tool for visibility both inside and outside the country

Fraudsters impersonate African Union chair using AI

Gabon: Transitional president inaugurated as ousted president released

Military officers seize power in Gabon following disputed elections

Gabon sets example in carbon absorption

PhD student from Gabon killed in Russia's fourth largest city

Women gain foothold in Africa's political landscape

Global Voices seeks an editor to lead our Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa coverage

Are you a writer and editor with a deep understanding of and curiosity about all facets of Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa? Apply to be our Regional Editor for Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa!

Feminist music icons from around Africa to celebrate this International Women's Day

Artists from Gabon to Mozambique interrogate the meaning of ‘Global South’ in new online exhibition

8 West African countries rename currency in historic break from France — but colonial-era debts persist

Netizen Report: With Gabon's Internet Shutdown, Activists Confront Challenges of Circumventing Censorship

Bhutan makes headlines in Facebook defamation case, Paraguay uses censorship to protect children from the Internet, and Iran enters talks with French telco Orange.

Another Contested Election in Gabon Sparks Civil Unrest

Clashes between police forces and protesters have erupted, following accusations of rigged elections in Gabon.

A Presidential Birth Certificate Controversy Provokes Social Unrest in Gabon

Protests against president Bongo broke out in Gabon last week provoking one death and several arrests.

Is Power Too Sweet for Ailing African Leaders to Step Down?

Gershom Ndhlovu looks at the reasons why ailing African leaders wont step down: There have been rumours, innuendoes and even insinuations regarding the health, or the lack of it, of...

3,000 Students Protest against Educational Reform in Gabon

Reforms to the educational system were suspended [fr] in Gabon after teachers and students marched together in protests. In the proposed reform, the final exam to obtain the high school...