Friday, 13 November 2026 · Compared with the world
GabonLimited data
Gabon · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Seen from inside and outside
How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.
Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic, is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, lying on the equator. It is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, while sharing a maritime border with São Tomé and Príncipe to the west in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) and a population of 2.6 million people. There are coastal plains, mountains (the Crystal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif in the centre), and savanna in the east.
- COOPÉRATION SANITAIRE GABON-CHINE : LA 27ᵉ MISSION MÉDICALE CÈDE LE RELAIS À UNE NOUVELLE ÉQUIPEgouvernement.ga · 2 outlets
- Mitzic : une autopsie attendue après la mort d'un commandant de police -gabonactu.com
- Lesotho : heure, chaîne et où regarder le matchgaboneco.com
- Owendo : le cri d'alarme des déguerpis du carrefour SNIsonapresse.com
- Justine Judith Lekogo : « L'état a le droit de développer (...)gabonews.com
- Eramet Studies US$40M Gabon Manganese Plantriotimesonline.com
- China, Gabon elevate ties to community with shared future for new eraen.people.cn
- Côte d'Ivoire : Abidjan accueille un exercice militaire réunissant 2 131 hommes avec la France et le Gabon -africalog.com · 9 outlets
- İKLİM ZİRVESİ COP31 ANTALYA - Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı Yılmaz, Gabon Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı Chambrier ile görüştühaberler.com
- Gabon: Le pays se dote d'un Guide national de suivi-évaluation des projets de développementallafrica.com
- La Chine et le Gabon élèvent leurs relations au rang de communauté d'avenir partagé à l'ère nouvellepeople.com.cn
Pictures
Independence Day celebration in GabonVinod Narbar · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Crowd on beachVinod Narbar · CC BY-SA 4.0 
People in LibrevilleVinod Narbar · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Albert Schweitzer HospitalPatrice H · CC0 
Ngombi of Fang people, type 3.Daderot · CC0 
The Battle of Gabon resulted in the Free French Forces taking the colony of Gabon from Vichy French forces, 1940.Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
On YouTube
Gabon · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
People
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Discussion
Gabon · Friday, 13 November 2026
Trending
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0 2SDM
Breakout
Rising
Top today
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0 1SDM
Breakout
Rising
Waza no limiteJ24N, CC BY-SA 4.0 Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 8Rema
Everyday apps here: ChatGPT · Facebook app · Yango: travel, food, delivery · The Conjugator · Shadowrocket. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 228 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Obone IA valorise la langue vernaculaire fang à l'OIF (sonapresse.com)
- COP31 : Barro Chambrier porte la vision du Gabon (sonapresse.com)
- Présidentielle au Gabon : Oligui face à sept concurrents déterminés (cameroon-tribune.cm)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.1The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual2.3 words per 1,000usually 2.2The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual3.8 words per 1,000usually 3.9The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual3.5 words per 1,000usually 4.0The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual5.1 words per 1,000usually 5.0The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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By category
Business & economy
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
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Food & drink
Everyday app
Health & wellness
Everyday app
2HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor
Everyday app
Everyday app
Money & crypto
1Money Pro: Personal Finance AR
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Music
Rising
- Waza no limite
Celebrities & creators
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0 1SDM
Breakout
Falling
Sports
Everyday app
Everyday app
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Travel & places
Yango Lite: appli de taxiEveryday app
Yango: viajes, comida, envíos
Industries here
Music 40Tech & software 7Media & entertainment 5Telecom & internet 4Fashion & beauty 3Education 3Gaming 2Travel & tourism 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation-0.1%Oct 2020 · −2.1 pts since Sept 2020World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment20.2%2025 · +0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth2.5%2025 · −0.9 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
1BOYKLS & Chinois A4C
2Waza at the limit
3AsapJo
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0 4SDM
Breakout
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0 5Tiakola
6Slime Sandro, Chinois A4C, Fc88 & LOTY89
Breakout
Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 8Rema
Apple Music · 2026-11-14
App Store · Free apps
1Yango: travel, food, delivery
2ChatGPT
Rising
3CapCut
Falling
4WhatsApp Business
5WhatsApp
6Snapchat
7Facebook app
Rising
8Amerigo File Manager
9Tiktok
Falling
10My Airtel Africa
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App Store · 2026-11-14
App Store · Paid apps
1The Conjugator
2Shadowrocket
3CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
4Procreate
5Badoo Premium
6Boussole GPS carte hors ligne
Falling
7Dictionnaire Larousse français
8Auto Translate for Safari
9Money Pro: Personal Finance AR
10FL Studio Mobile
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-14
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.