Gabon’s leader Nguema elected president with 90.35% of vote: Minister

 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 Interior Minister said on Sunday. Nguema, who overthrew President Ali Bongo, ending his …

Gabon military leader Brice Oligui Nguema wins presidential election

Gabon’s military leader Brice Oligui Nguema has won the country’s presidential election by an apparent landslide, according to provisional results. The Interior Ministry said on Sunday that Nguema, who led a 2023 military coup, had secured about 90 percent …

Coup Leader Wins Gabon Election With Pledge to End Oil Reliance

Brice Oligui Nguema, who campaigned on a pledge to end youth unemployment by diversifying the oil-dependent OPEC nation, garnered 90.4% of ballots in the April 12 vote, according to preliminary results announced by the Minister of Interior and Security …

Flash: Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema elected Gabon's president

Urgent: Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema elected Gabon's president

Gabon junta chief 'well ahead' in presidential race

Gabon's junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema looked set to romp his way to victory in the first presidential election since he took power in a 2023 coup, state media reported on Sunday. Nguema, who ended more than five decades of corruption-plagued rule by …

Gabon Holds Pivotal Presidential Election Amidst Power Struggles

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Voters in Gabon cast their ballots on Saturday in a highly anticipated presidential election as Brice Oligui Nguema, the military coup leader, seeks to solidify his grip on power nearly two years after overthrowing President Ali Bongo. …

Gabon awaits results of first presidential election since 2023 coup

Gabon is on edge as the nation awaits the outcome of its first presidential election since the military-led coup that ended over 50 years of Bongo family rule. According to electoral authorities, provisional results from Saturday’s crucial vote are …

Gabon’s coup leader Nguema elected president with 90% of votes cast, provisional results show

Voters in Gabon on Sunday awaited the results of the central African nation's presidential election, which the country's military rulers hope will legitimize their grip on power after they staged a coup in 2023. The interim president, Gen. Brice …

Voters in Gabon choose new president

Libreville, Apr. 13: Voters in the oil-rich Gabon headed to polling stations 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 …