General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema was sworn in as president of Gabon Saturday after winning almost 95 percent of votes in ...

Nguema overthrew President Ali Bongo Ondimba in 2023 and then led the country’s transition before running and winning the presidential election on April 12 with 58,074 votes, or 94,85 % of the ...

Nguema overthrew President Ali Bongo Ondimba in 2023 and then led the country’s transition before running and winning the presidential election on April 12 with 58,074 votes, or 94,85 % of the ...

The interim president, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, toppled President Ali Bongo Ondimba two years ago. He hopes to consolidate his grip on power for a new seven-year term in office ...

Military head Oligui Nguema is the strongest candidate, but his ties to the old government have led to criticism.

However, following his death in 2009, his son Ali Bongo Ondimba succeeded him amid allegations of electoral fraud and deepening corruption. Despite protests and calls for reform, the Bongo family ...

Ali Bongo became president of Gabon in 2009 following the death of his father, Omar Bongo Ondimba. The latter ruled Gabon for 42 years after he assumed power seven years after the country's ...

Oligui Nguema, who has served as Gabon’s transitional leader since August 2023 following a military-led ouster of former President Ali Bongo Ondimba, emerged victorious in the country’s April ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad Nguema overthrew President Ali Bongo Ondimba in 2023 and then led the country’s transition before running and winning the presidential election on ...

Ali Bongo became president of Gabon in 2009 following the death of his father, Omar Bongo Ondimba. The latter ruled Gabon for 42 years after he assumed power seven years after the country's ...