Gabon military leader Brice Oligui Nguema wins presidential election

Coup Leader Wins Gabon's Presidential Election

Will the results signal a break from or a return to the old guard?

Gabon Coup Leader Brice Oligui Nguema Wins Presidential Election

In Gabon, Brice Oligui Nguema has won an eight-way race for the presidency by a landslide after an election on Saturday. Nguema led the 2023 military coup that deposed longtime authoritarian President Ali Bongo, whose family ruled Gabon for over half a century. Gabon is rich in oil but has one of Africa’s highest rates of inequality, with over half of rural voters living in poverty.

In 2023 the General overthrew the Bongo dynasty hated by an entire country. ...

Military Leader Wins Presidential Election in Gabon

Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema has won the presidential election in the Central African nation of Gabon, according to provisional results, cementing the military officer’s hold on power after he staged a coup in 2023. General Nguema won with more than 90 percent of the votes, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. His main opponent, former Prime Minister Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze, conceded defeat on Monday. Gabon’s Constitutional Court is expected to a…

Gabon junta leader wins presidential election by landslide

The Gabon military ruler, who has served as the leader of the country since the coup in 2023, won the election on Saturday with more than 90 per cent of the votes. The post Gabon junta leader wins presidential election by landslide appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Gabon’s leader Nguema elected president with 90.35% of vote, interior minister says

Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup in Gabon in August 2023, won Saturday's presidential election with 90.35% of votes cast, according to provisional results, the Central African country's interior minister said on Sunday.