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Togo and Gabon officially become members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
2022-06-25

Two gorillas in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park test positive for COVID-19, making this the first case of transmission to non-human primates or great apes.
2021-01-11

Gabon's president Ali Bongo Ondimba names Julien Nkoghe Bekale as the country's new prime minister after a failed coup that happened five days ago.
2019-01-12

Large explosions and gunfire are reported in the Gabonese capital Libreville as security forces clash with supporters of opposition presidential candidate Jean Ping protesting the election results indicating a narrow victory by President Ali Bongo Ondimba.
2016-09-1

At least 45 people drown and 60 are missing after a boat carrying Nigerian migrants capsizes and sinks off shore from Libreville, Gabon.
2013-03-21

The president of Gabon Ali Bongo calls for calm following clashes between police and anti-government protesters and a subsequent attack on an opposition television station.
2012-08-17

Scientists decode the bonobo genome, making it last great ape to have its DNA sequence laid bare, following the chimpanzee, orang-utan and gorilla.
2012-06-13

Gabon signs agreements with several Asian companies designed to make it rely less on its oil.
2010-08-16

The United Nations airlifts baby gorillas from the Democratic Republic of the Congo where militias log and mine their habitat and it is feared gorillas may become extinct by the mid-2020s.
2010-06-6