•General Brice Oligui Nguema (R) Gabon’s military leader General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a 2023 coup to end 55 years of Bongo dynasty rule, announced yesterday that he would run for president in April. Oligui had pledged to hand power back to civilians in the oil-rich central African nation after an interim period following […]
•General Brice Oligui Nguema of Gabon Lawmakers in Gabon met yesterday to begin discussing a proposed new constitution, the first stage towards a return to civilian government, which the ruling military junta promised following a 2023 coup. The coup put an end to 55 years of rule by the family of former president Ali Bongo […]

