US EditionGabon’s former prime minister, a critic of the junta, has been arrested
His party called the arrest arbitrary and said authorities cited an unpaid 2008 debt of 5 million Central African francs.
- On Wednesday, agents of the General Directorate of Investigations arrested Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, Gabon's former prime minister and leading opposition figure, at his home.
- His party, Ensemble pour le Gabon , reported that authorities arrested the 58-year-old over a five-million Central African franc debt stemming from his 2008 organization of the National Cultural Festival.
- The EPG denounced the detention as "arbitrary, brutal, and manifestly contrary to the fundamental principles of the rule of law," calling on Gabonese authorities to act responsibly.
- Before the 2023 coup, Bilie-By-Nze served as the last prime minister under Ali Bongo Ondimba and later lost the subsequent election to junta leader Brice Oligui Nguema.
- EPG leaders called on the Republic's authorities to guarantee a peaceful democratic framework in accordance with Gabon's national and international commitments following the arrest.
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Gabon opposition leader Bilie-By-Nze placed in pre-trial detention
Gabon’s main opposition leader and former prime minister Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze was placed in pre-trial detention Thursday night following his arrest over allegations of fraud and breach of trust linked to a 2008 cultural festival. The case has sparked criticism from his party, which says the move is politically motivated.
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Gabon's former prime minister, a critic of the junta, has been arrested
Gabon’s former prime minister and leading opposition figure, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, has been arrested by the country’s security forces, his party announced in a statement on Thursday.
The former Prime Minister was arrested on 15 April and taken to the premises of the Research Directorate in Libreville.
The evening of 15 April 2026 will remain in Gabonese political annals as a moment of change. On that day, around 18.00, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, former Prime Minister under Ali Bongo Ondimba and now a leading figure in the opposition, was arrested near his home in Libreville. According to the information provided by his defence, he had just taken place in his vehicle, alone, when members of the defence forces, presumably of the Directorate Gen…
The former Prime Minister, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze was arrested yesterday Wednesday after leaving his home by agents of the General Directorate of Research (DGR) announced his party in a press release. The party denounces an arrest under conditions "arbitrary, brutal and manifestly contrary to the fundamental principles of the rule of law". Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze became the main figure of the Gabonese opposition was arrested for a case dati…
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