Power, Patronage, and Reform: The Bongo Family’s Rule and Gabon’s Political Transition
Journal of Asian and African Studies
Published online on April 19, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Asian and African Studies, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 2150-2166, May 2026.
African politics has been undergoing significant transformations since 2020, marked by military coups, regime changes, and political reforms across West and Central Africa. Gabon, ruled by the Bongo family for 55 years between 1967 and 2023, epitomized a ...
African politics has been undergoing significant transformations since 2020, marked by military coups, regime changes, and political reforms across West and Central Africa. Gabon, ruled by the Bongo family for 55 years between 1967 and 2023, epitomized a ...