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Brice Oligui Nguema had promised to relinquish power after he led a coup in 2023. He now is set to lead the oil-rich country ...
In Gabon, the electoral campaign is in full swing ahead of the presidential election on 12 April, with eight candidates in ...
The result cements Nguema's grip on power 19 months after the coup ended more than half a century of rule by the Bongo family ...
Military head Oligui Nguema is the strongest candidate, but his ties to the old government have led to criticism.
Nineteen months after overthrowing President Ali Bongo, whose family ruled Gabon for more than half a century, Brice Oligui ...
This election is Gabon's first since a military takeover in 2023 terminated a more than half-century-long political dynasty.
A military officer who seized power but promised to step down is expected to win the presidential vote on Saturday.
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s interim president who staged ... After casting his ballot on Saturday in the capital, Libreville, the interim president said he felt proud of the citizens ...
Abdou Abarry, UN secretary-general's special representative for Central Africa, speaks in an interview in Libreville, Gabon, ...
Staff members register voters' information at a polling station in Libreville, Gabon, April 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Yangzi) The presidential election Saturday ...
After his win, Nguema tells Al Jazeera in an exclusive interview, he will ‘restore dignity to the Gabonese people’.