Ironically, the influence France has on various African nations especially in terms of military has been deemed “Françafrique” but as of recent no major wars have occurred on Gabonese terrain but there is a significant military presence (The Economist). Independence was not achieved through warfare but instead by reevaluating France’s interest in Gabon and concluding previous colonial agreements. Overall the most notable war was the Battle of Gabon during World War II, which led Free French Forces to gain prized territory all over Gabon and the remainder of what consisted of “French Equatorial Africa” (World Public Library). As like any battle there was a strategy toward using Gabon early during the war; its geographic location near the Atlantic
