International community reacts to Gabon coup with condemnation and concern – video
The international community has responded with a mixture of condemnation and calls for stability following a military takeover in the west African country of Gabon
Why Gabon’s coup plotters can count on popular support
Strong desire for change – even if it comes wearing combat fatigues – is feeding Africa’s series of putsches
Gabon military officers declare coup after Ali Bongo wins disputed election
Gabon: junta leader named amid celebrations while former president pleads for help – video report
Gabonese military officers declare coup on national TV – video
June 2023
The age of extinction
Are debt-for-nature swaps the way forward for conservation?
Agreements to reduce developing countries’ debt burden in exchange for spending on nature will be on the agenda at a finance summit in Paris this week
January 2023
The psychedelic ibogaine can treat addiction. The race is on to cash in
Clinics and scientists around the world aim to turn a profit from a powerful Gabonese plant – but it’s an ethical and legal wild west
November 2022
Fifpro asks why Gabon’s FA chief was at World Cup opener when facing trial
Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, who has been charged with ‘failure to report crimes of paedophilia’, was pictured with Gianni Infantino and Qatar’s emir
How dash for African oil and gas could wipe out Congo basin tropical forests
Third of Congo basin’s tropical forests are under threat from fossil fuel investments, undermining climate action, report warns
Billionaires should not make up climate finance gaps, says Bezos Earth Fund head
Rich countries ‘not living up to obligations’, says Andrew Steer, in charge of $10bn environmental fund
October 2022
The age of extinction
Nothing will change on climate until death toll rises in west, says Gabonese minister
Before Cop27, Lee White also says broken promises on funding leave sense of betrayal
