Gerauds Wilfried Obangome

1 month ago | whbl.com | Gerauds Wilfried Obangome

By Gerauds Wilfried ObangomeLIBREVILLE (Reuters) – Gabon’s coup leader Brice Oligui Nguema is looking to cement his grip on power as the oil-producing Central African nation holds a presidential election on Saturday that analysts expect to be a one-sided affair. Nineteen months after overthrowing President Ali Bongo, whose family ruled Gabon for more than half a century, Nguema, 50, has pitched himself as a change agent cracking down on the corrupt old guard.

1 month ago | kfgo.com | Gerauds Wilfried Obangome |Ngouda Dione

By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome and Ngouda DioneLAMBARENE, Gabon (Reuters) – The top opposition candidate in Gabon’s presidential election challenged the eligibility of Brice Oligui Nguema in an interview with Reuters, saying the putschist-turned-frontrunner posed a threat to democracy. Nguema came to power in the August 2023 coup that ended the Bongo family’s 56-year dynasty in the oil-producing Central African nation. He is widely expected to win the election on Saturday.

2 months ago | kfgo.com | Gerauds Wilfried Obangome

By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome(Reuters) – Gabon’s Brice Oligui Nguema will try to ride the advantages of incumbency and a popular crackdown on corruption to make the jump from junta leader to democratically-elected president in an election scheduled for April 12. The 50-year-old general seized power in the oil-producing Central African country in an August 2023 coup against his distant cousin President Ali Bongo, one of eight successful putsches in West and Central African countries since 2020.

2 months ago | kfgo.com | Gerauds Wilfried Obangome

By Gerauds Wilfried ObangomeLIBREVILLE (Reuters) – Alain Claude Bilie By Nze enjoyed just seven months as prime minister of Gabon before a 2023 military coup. Now “Bilie”, as he is known, is back to face off against putsch leader Brice Oligui Nguema in this month’s presidential election. Nguema’s takeover, which ousted President Ali Bongo and ended the Bongo family’s nearly 56-year dynasty, drew widespread support in the Central African country.

2 months ago | timeslive.co.za | Gerauds Wilfried Obangome

Gabon's Constitutional Court has approved a list of eight candidates to run in the Central African nation's presidential election next month, including interim president Brice Oligui Nguema, who seized power in a military coup in 2023. Though transitional leaders are not usually allowed to run for election, Gabon approved a new constitution by a landslide in November that exempted Nguema, stoking opposition and analyst concerns that the junta would seek to remain in power.