The country of Gabon was first inhabited by present day Khoisan hunter-gatherers and then by the Bantu around the 13th century. By the 18th century, the Fang had established dominance over the region. In 1843, the French established a naval base and…
The capital Libreville was established in 1849 by freed
slaves who opted to go back home when they were set free. Slaves had been taken
as part of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Gabon is a small country in West
Africa right in the heart of…