Gabon: Nguema Appoints 30-Member Cabinet, Including Ten Women

Gabon: Nguema Appoints 30-Member Cabinet, Including Ten Women

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Newly sworn-in President of Gabon, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, has announced the appointment of a 30-member government headed by the Vice-President of the Government, Alexandre Barro Chambrier. According to the presidential decree released on Monday by the Secretary-General of the Presidency, Guy Rossatanga Rignault, the new government includes three Ministers of State. The list of appointees features 10 women, represent…

Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema appointed a new 30-member government by presidential decree on Monday, led by Vice President Alexandre Barro Chambrier. Alexandre Barro Chambrier, 66, was appointed Vice President, a position that replaces the Prime Minister, which was abolished by the new Gabonese constitution adopted by referendum on November 16, 2024. According to the constitution, instead of being head of government, the Vice P…

The Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic, Guy Rossatanga Rignault, unveiled on Monday, May 05, the composition of the first government team of what has agreed to call the "5th Republic".

The first government of the Fifth Gabonese Republic is known. On May 5, 2025, the Secretary General of the Presidency, Guy Rossatanga-Rignault, announced by presidential decree this new government team comprising 30 members, including 10 women. The government also has 3 ministers of state and 8 new entrants. [...]