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The leader of a coup that ousted the ruling family of the central African nation of Gabon was sworn in as the interim president on Monday.

General Brice Oligui Nguema takes oath as interim president of Gabon

African countries that France once saw as its backyard, some still forced to use French- controlled currencies, are rejecting their old colonial patron's continuing control, and they suspect its motives.

The Interim Gabonese leader Brice Nguema has vowed that he would conduct a free and fair election and transition power to civilian rule during his inauguration

Libreville, Sep 4 (EFE).- Gabon’s coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema was sworn in as the country’s interim president on Monday, as he promised to preserve democracy and hold free elections in the country once the transition period has ended. Last week, Nguema, backed by a group of military officers, toppled the elected government of …

In three years there have been nine military takeovers in west and central Africa, the latest, in oil-rich Gabon, came only weeks after Niger

(CNN) — The leader of Gabon’s military junta, Gen. Brice Nguema, was sworn in as interim president by the country’s constitutional court during a televised ceremony Monday.

General Brice Oligui Nguema was sworn in as transitional president on Monday, less than a week after soldiers overthrew President Ali Bongo on Aug. 30.

This time, it is the oil-rich but impoverished Central African country, Gabon when the Head of the Praetorian Guards charged with the responsibility of

Sub-Saharan Africa has suffered an alarming spate of military takeovers since 2020