Some trees in Gabon are more than 500 years old and they can be considered sacred by local people. But timber from kevazingo is highly valued in parts of Asia, where it is used to make high-end ...

Two days ahead of a referendum on a new constitution, Gabon's cities are adorned with signs urging citizens to vote "yes" while opponents of the junta-drafted law struggle to make themselves heard.

Ondobo Emmanuel, a history student at Omar Bongo University in the capital, Libreville, said Gabon's transitional government officials should have taken at least two months to educate people on ...