Vol 58 No 22 | GABON Bongo clubbed in Paris 3rd November 2017 The Paris Club of sovereign state creditors is threatening to derail President Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba's government's delicate balancing act on its foreign debt.
Vol 58 No 14 | GABON IMF to rescue of CFA 7th July 2017 The International Monetary Fund's US$642 million bail-out of Gabon has sparked a flurry of emergency loans to countries in the Communauté économique et monétaire de l'Afrique centrale (CEMAC)...
Vol 58 No 10 | GABON What Bongo owes 12th May 2017 The International Monetary Fund has confirmed the dire state of the Gabonese economy in its Regional Economic Outlook report for sub-Saharan Africa, released on 9 May. Far worse...
Vol 58 No 9 | GABON Bongo's fund embrace 28th April 2017 Oil can no longer cover up the cracks in the economy. The IMF is being urged to demand an end to the elite's profligacy Extravagant spending, collapsing oil revenue and a ruling elite that views state funds as its own property have pushed President Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba's government into the arms...
Vol 58 No 4 | GABON Professional fouls 17th February 2017 Ali Ben Bongo tried to make a festival of the Cup of Nations. But many were still angry about last August's disputed election Opponents of President Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba hesitated over whether to use the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON), the continent's football jamboree held every two years, to kick...
Vol 58 No 2 | GABON Vote row threatens economy 20th January 2017 Fallout from the disputed presidential election is affecting an already deteriorating economic outlook Two crises will dominate Gabon's political landscape in 2017: President Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba's legitimacy as President and the economy. Bongo is badly tarnished both at home and...