Gabon junta chief Oligui Nguema wins presidential election

Junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema celebrated a huge victory in Gabon’s presidential election Sunday after provisional results gave him 90.35 per cent of the vote. Oligui, who ended more than five decades of corruption-plagued rule by the Bongo family in …

Gabon awaits presidential election outcome after peaceful vote

The majority of polls closed in the oil-rich Gabon on Saturday in a presidential election that the country’s military rulers hoped would legitimize their grip on power. It’s the first election since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty that …

Oligui Nguema set to win Gabon's presidential polls, says analyst

Gabon's junta chief expected to win election as polls open

Polls have opened in Gabon in a presidential election widely expected to hand junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema a comfortable win. Oligui Nguema, who led a coup in August 2023 and declared himself transitional president in September 2023, has been leading in …

Incumbent head of state wins presidential election in Gabon, preliminary results indicate

HARARE, April 13. /TASS/. Gabon’s head of state in the transitional period Brice Oligui Nguema has won the presidential election with 90.35% of the vote, the Gabon24 television channel quoted Interior Minister Hermann Immongault as announcing the …

Gabon junta chief wins presidency: provisional results

Gabon's junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema is draped with a Gabon flag while standing next to his wife Zita Nyangue Oligui Nguema as they celebrate him winning the presidential election, at his election campaign headquarters in Libreville on April 13, …

Gabon coup leader eyes seven-year mandate

LIBREVILLE: Gabon’s coup leader Brice Oligui Nguema is looking to cement his grip on power as the oil-producing Central African nation held a presidential election on Saturday that analysts expect to be a one-sided affair. Nineteen months after …

Coup leader seeks win in first vote since Gabon army takeover

People are heading to the polls to pick the next president of Gabon, where for the first time in decades a Bongo family member is not on the ballot. Former President Ali Bongo was forced from power 19 months ago by coup mastermind Gen Brice Oligui Nguema, …

High Turnout in Gabon Elections Causes Delays in Closing Poll Stations

Citizens line up to cast their votes during the presidential election in Libreville, Gabon, 12 April 2025. Gabonese citizens head to the polls to choose a new president, more than 19 months after Oligui Nguema deposed then-President Ali Bongo in a …

First post-Bongo election takes place in Gabon

Voting began at dawn on Saturday (April 12) in Gabon's presidential election, a crucial poll coming months after a coup that reshaped the oil-rich Central African nation's political landscape. Ciara Lee reports.