Sylvia and Noureddin Bongo have been placed under house arrest pending trial on charges of misappropriating public funds Read ...

Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s interim president who staged a 2023 coup that ended a decades long political ...

Nguema overthrew President Ali Bongo Ondimba in 2023 and then led the country’s transition before running and winning the ...

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema wins Gabon election with 94.85%, ushering in a new era of hope, unity, and democratic renewal.

Prior to the April 12 election, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema had limited influence over the Bongo family's affairs. His rise to power was marked by the August 2023 coup, which led to the ousting of ...

Nguema, the former head of the country’s Republican Guard, toppled President Ali Bongo Ondimba nearly two years ago.

The interim president, Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, 50, the former head of the republican guard, toppled President Ali Bongo Ondimba nearly two years ago. He hopes to consolidate his grip on ...

Ali Bongo Ondimba, who was deposed in 2023. With that coup, Mr. Nguema ended the run of one of Africa’s longest-ruling families. Omar Bongo held power for 41 years, and his son held office for 14.

Military head Oligui Nguema is the strongest candidate, but his ties to the old government have led to criticism.

General Bris Oliga Nguema, president of the transitional period of Gabon, read on national television in a statement saying that Ali ben Bongo Ondimba is free to move PRETORIA, September 7.

The interim president, Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, led the coup that toppled President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who many Gabonese accused of irresponsible governance. Bongo was placed in house ...