GABONESE citizens cast their ballots on Saturday in a pivotal presidential election— the country’s first since the military ousted longtime ruler Ali Bongo in August 2023. Widely seen as the frontrunner, transitional president and junta leader Brice Oligui Nguema is expected to secure a decisive victory, potentially becoming Gabon’s first elected leader following last year’s military takeover. According to AFP, … Read more
GABONESE voters cast their ballots Saturday in a pivotal presidential election, the first since the military ousted long-time leader Ali Bongo in August 2023. The central African nation’s transitional ruler, General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led the coup, is widely expected to win the presidency, according to reporting by Agence France-Presse (AFP). Oligui, a 50-year-old career soldier, … Read more
GABON’S transitional leader, Brice Oligui Nguema, has announced that the country will hold a presidential election on March 22, 2025, marking a crucial step in its return to civilian rule. Nguema, who took power in September 2023 after overthrowing President Ali Bongo, made the announcement on Thursday, setting the stage for a high-stakes vote in … Read more
GABON held a referendum on Saturday to decide on a new constitution that the ruling junta claims will close the chapter on 55 years of dynastic rule. The process is touted as a step towards democratic reform following the military coup that ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba. The proposed changes include a two-term limit for the presidency, … Read more
GABON’S former president, Ali Bongo, has announced his permanent withdrawal from politics, a year after being ousted in a military coup. In a letter addressed to the people of Gabon, Bongo, 65, declared his decision to step away from public life, stating, ‘I wish to reaffirm my withdrawal from political life and the definitive renunciation … Read more
GABON’S interim president, Gen Oligui Nguema, who came to power following a coup a year ago, has imposed new restrictions on his government officials, barring them from taking holidays abroad and limiting their leave to just one week. These measures were announced on state television after the general conducted a countrywide tour to listen to … Read more
THE government of Gabon and Société d’exploitation du Transgabonais (SETRAG) have signed an agreement to launch the second phase of the Trans-Gabon Railway modernisation project. This extensive upgrade will focus on two key sections of the 648-kilometre railway, which connects the capital, Libreville, on the Atlantic coast with the southeastern city of Franceville. The … Read more
GABON’S political landscape faces turbulence as the country’s opposition grapples with a divisive proposal put forth during the national dialogue. The measure suggests suspending close to 200 political parties indefinitely and imposing a three-year electoral ban on members of the ousted President Ali Bongo’s Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG). Proponents argue that the proposal aims to eliminate … Read more