Gabon junta leader Nguema seeks democratic legitimacy in post-coup vote

Gabon junta leader seeks legitimacy in post-coup vote

Brice Nguema promised in the days after the coup to hand over power to civilians but declared his candidacy for president in March

Gabon's old guard PM 'Bilie' challenges coup leader for presidency

LIBREVILLE - Alain Claude Bilie By Nze enjoyed just seven months as prime minister of Gabon before a 2023 military coup. Now \"Bilie\", as he is known, is back to face off against putsch leader Brice Oligui Nguema in this month's presidential election.  Read more at straitstimes.com.

Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze, Ali Bongo's last Prime Minister, is running in Gabon's presidential election scheduled for April 12th. Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze, Ali Bongo's last Prime Minister, is urging the Gabonese people to take control of their destiny through voting in order to stop "a dictatorship in progress." Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze, Ali Bongo's last Prime Minister, is running in Gabon's presidential election scheduled for April 12th. Afte…

Bongo Family Lawyers Condemn French 'Silence' Over Torture

Lawyers representing the family of former Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba have criticised France for its “silence” over the alleged torture of his wife and son during what they describe as a “cruel and illegal detention.” Sylvia Bongo, a French citizen, and her son Noureddin have been in custody since an August 2023 coup ousted the Bongo dynasty, which had ruled Gabon for more than 50 years. The coup brought military leader Brice Oligui Ngu…

Gabon Leader Seeks Democratic Legitimacy In Election

Gabon’s Brice Oligui Nguema will try to ride the advantages of incumbency and a popular crackdown on corruption to make the jump from junta leader to democratically-elected president in an election scheduled for April 12. The 50-year-old general seized power in the oil-producing Central African country in an August 2023 coup against his distant cousin President Ali Bongo, one of eight successful putsches in West and Central African countries sin…

Last Prime Minister of Ali Bongo, Alain Claude Bilie By Nzé, 57 years old, is a candidate for the presidency of the Gabonese Republic in an election scheduled for 12 April 2025 and which already promises to be a duel between him and General Brice Oligui Nguema. Jocksy Andrew Ondo-Louemba This is the last step, and Alain Claude Bilie By Nzé is well placed to take it. Candidate for the presidential election on 12 April, he aims to overthrow Brice …