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General Oligui Nguema was sworn in as Gabon’s president of the transition on 4 September 2023 in Libreville. ©AFP

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Premium badge[Exclusive] Gabon’s Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema: ‘This is not a coup d’état, but an act of liberation’

In an exclusive interview in Libreville, General Oligui Nguema, transitional head of Gabon, told us he would liberate the people and turn the page on ...

© Noureddin Bongo Valentin, the eldest son of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimb, speaks as he attends the Gabon Marathon in Libreville on December 1, 2019. AFP

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Sima Gabon Gabon’s transitional Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima in Libreville, 10 September 2023 ©AFP

two year deadline

Premium badgeGabon’s new Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima: ‘I hesitated’ Heading Gabon’s new government, ex-opposition member Raymond Ndong Sima has taken up his post as prime minister of the transition.
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pension politics

Premium badgeOp Ed: Francophone Africa coups focus on pension stability Health and pension rights have become a priority for African transitional authorities, who have recognised that social benefits are key to political s...

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General Oligui Nguema was sworn in as Gabon’s president of the transition on 4 September 2023 in Libreville. ©AFP

great expectations

Premium badge[Exclusive] Gabon’s Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema: ‘This is not a coup d’état, but an act of liberation’ In an exclusive interview in Libreville, General Oligui Nguema, transitional head of Gabon, told us he would liberate the people and turn the page on ...
Sima Gabon Gabon’s transitional Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima in Libreville, 10 September 2023 ©AFP

two year deadline

Premium badgeGabon’s new Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima: ‘I hesitated’ Heading Gabon’s new government, ex-opposition member Raymond Ndong Sima has taken up his post as prime minister of the transition.
Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale Dosso, Niger. (Wikimedia Commons/CC/ Sakou Gado)

pension politics

Premium badgeOp Ed: Francophone Africa coups focus on pension stability Health and pension rights have become a priority for African transitional authorities, who have recognised that social benefits are key to political s...

Gabon top stories

General Oligui Nguema was sworn in as Gabon’s president of the transition on 4 September 2023 in Libreville. ©AFP

great expectations

Premium badge[Exclusive] Gabon’s Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema: ‘This is not a coup d’état, but an act of liberation’ In an exclusive interview in Libreville, General Oligui Nguema, transitional head of Gabon, told us he would liberate the people and turn the page on ...
Sima Gabon Gabon’s transitional Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima in Libreville, 10 September 2023 ©AFP

two year deadline

Premium badgeGabon’s new Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima: ‘I hesitated’ Heading Gabon’s new government, ex-opposition member Raymond Ndong Sima has taken up his post as prime minister of the transition.
Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale Dosso, Niger. (Wikimedia Commons/CC/ Sakou Gado)

pension politics

Premium badgeOp Ed: Francophone Africa coups focus on pension stability Health and pension rights have become a priority for African transitional authorities, who have recognised that social benefits are key to political s...

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General Brice Oligui Nguema, sworn in as President of the transition, during the military parade in Libreville on 4 September 2023. © AFP

bread & circuses

Premium badgeGabon: Nguema charms the masses as he takes up residence at presidential palace Ever since his swearing in on 4 September as Gabon’s President of the transition, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has used his charisma to garner support...
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Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema at a New Year’s ceremony in Libreville on 5 January 2023. © COM PR ID

Kingdom connections

Premium badgeHow Gabon’s Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema established ties in Morocco Gabon’s new strongman who brought down Ali Bongo Ondimba was once a military attaché in Rabat where he forged strong personal ties.
FILE PHOTO: Gabonese military appear on television as they announce that they have seized power following President Ali Bongo Ondimba’s re-election, in this screengrab obtained by Reuters.

Watching, waiting

Premium badgeHow will Bongo’s fall affect Biya, Obiang and Sassou? While most of Gabon’s neighbouring leaders have not officially commented on the coup d’état, they are keeping a close eye on developments.