Tag: Gabonese Presidential
General Oligui Nguema sworn in as transitional president
In Gabon, six days after the August 30, 2023 coup against President Ali Bongo Ondimba, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, who heads the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of…
Gabon still awaiting election results, opposition member arrested
On August 29, 2023, Gabon is still awaiting the results of the general elections organized three days earlier. This Tuesday, Francky Meba Ondo, vice-president of REAGIR, was arrested. ” It’s…
fear of a new post-electoral crisis in the aftermath of the elections
The day after the vote in Gabon, the compilation of the results is in progress, after a triple election, Saturday August 26, namely presidential, legislative and local. Difficult day, Saturday,…
the start of the vote disrupted by numerous delays in the capital
In Gabon, around 847,000 voters are called to the polls this Saturday, August 26. Fourteen candidates are vying for the place of president but it is especially between Ali Bongo…
a very discreet start to the electoral campaign in Libreville
The electoral campaign in view of the general elections of August 26 in Gabon is off to a very timid start. Apart from Ali Bongo’s opening meeting, the atmosphere and…
negotiations within the opposition a single candidacy
In Gabon, the opposition is continuing its negotiations to find a single presidential candidate. Time is running out as general elections take place on August 26 and President Ali Bongo…
in Libreville, the very large crowd in the registration centers causes tensions
In Gabon, the Minister of the Interior has announced that voter registration operations for the next elections, which are supposed to end on June 8, have been extended until June…
majority and opposition comment on the start of political consultation
In Gabon, political consultation between members of the majority and the opposition opened on February 13, 2023 in the presence of President Ali Bongo. Some of their representatives give their…
Michel Stéphane Bonda elected president
Michel Stéphane Bonda, former Minister Delegate for Waters and Forests only a few weeks ago, was elected Friday, February 10 president of the Gabonese Elections Center (CGE), the institution responsible…
opposition and civil society join forces for the 2023 presidential election
In Gabon, the opposition announced on Tuesday the creation of a new group called Platform Alternation 2023. Objective, to drive out of power, in 2023, the Gabonese Democratic Party, the…