US EditionGabon Elections - Why a Landmark Vote Won't Bring Real Change
- Gabon holds elections on April 12 after a coup on August 30, 2023, ended the Bongo family's 56-year rule.
- Oligui Nguema led the coup after authorities announced Ali Bongo Ondimba won a disputed third term with 64% of the vote.
- The military intervened, confining Bongo and arresting his wife and son, while many Gabonese celebrated the end of dynastic rule.
- Oligui Nguema, now the transitional president, resigned as general in March to run as a civilian candidate after promising elections.
- Despite promises of democracy and international observation, doubts persist about fairness, potentially preventing a united opposition.
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Gabon Elections - Why a Landmark Vote Won't Bring Real Change
Analysis - The upcoming elections in Gabon will test whether the country is on a firm democratic footing, or whether it will be business as usual with military men in control, but under the guise of democratic choice.
President in Gabon: Oligui Nguema closes campaign in the north, international observers prepare in Libreville
In Gabon, the electoral campaign for the presidential election on Saturday, April 12, is coming to an end. The President of the Transition, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, author of the coup d'état which put an end to more than half a century of power of the Bongo family, chose Woleu-Ntem, in the north, to complete his journey within the country. His father is from this province, while his mother comes from the Haut-Ogooué, in the south-east. In t…
Gabon Elections: Why A Landmark Vote Won’t Bring Real Change - Global Upfront Newspapers
By Douglas Yates The upcoming elections in Gabon will test whether the country is on a firm democratic footing, or whether it will be business as usual with military men in control, but under the guise of democratic choice. Brice Oligui Nguema, now the transitional president, staged a coup against...
President 2025 in Mbigou: Hilaire Leckat mobilizes Kundu Mulebe to support Oligui Nguema through education and guidance
At the head of the Kundu Mulebe association, which is very active in Mbigou, the capital of the Boumi-Louetsi department, Hilaire Leckat prints a style of mobilization based on concrete action and local impact. Under his leadership, education becomes one of the major levers of citizen support for candidate Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema. For several days, the city of Mbigou has been vibrating at the pace of the initiatives carried out by Kundu Mul…
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