Gabon
Grand Master Tsanga instigates overhaul at Gabon's Grande Loge

Gabon
A decisive year lies ahead for the Grande Loge du Gabon

With the Grand Master Jacques-Denis Tsanga expected to try for a new three-year term at the end of 2026, internal tensions are increasingly on the rise against a backdrop of financial difficulties.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Laurent Esso

Intrigues big and small... Every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

AfricaEmmanuel Macron takes a tour of the continent

GabonBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema snuggles up to the Freemasons

CameroonMinister of Justice Esso reluctantly refrains from attending former colleague's funeral

Gabon
Presidential hopefuls court diaspora in France

Several likely candidates in April's presidential election have travelled to Paris in recent weeks to meet members of the Gabonese community based there.

Gabon
Gabon's overly discreet VP Joseph Owondault Berre in the hot seat

Appointed in the early days of Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's regime, Vice-President Joseph Owondault Berre has struggled to establish himself, with several members of the Transitional Council thinking of parting company with him.

Gabon
Ex-pro grand master Lin Mombo takes masonry goals to Abidjan

Former pro grand master Lin Mombo is losing momentum within Gabon's freemasonry circles and wants to open a chapter of the American Royal Arch in Abidjan.

Gabon
Brothers in spot of bother for Grand Master election

Having been announced in October, the election of Jacques-Denis Tsanga as Grand Master of the Grande Loge du Gabon is about to take place. But behind the scenes, the previously dominant consensus has evaporated.

Spotlight | Gabon
Freemasons chose new leader to replace Ali Bongo

The Grande Loge du Gabon, the powerful Masonic lodge headed until recently by the now deposed president Ali Bongo, has found a new Grand Master in the person of Jacques Denis Tsanga.