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The military government that overthrew President Ali Bongo Ondimba this summer announced on Monday that presidential and legislative elections will be held in August 2025, according to an "indicative" timetable to be validated by a national conference next April.
Military leaders say the plan is not final and needs approval in a "national dialogue" next year.
Military leaders ousted former President Ali Bongo in August after disputing the outcome of an election. The Bongo family had ruled Gabon since 1967 and critics say it did not share the country's oil wealth.
Military leaders say the plan is not final and needs approval in a "national dialogue" next year.
The Gabonese government says the African Development Bank (AfDB) has lifted financial sanctions imposed on the country following the removal of President Ali Bongo in a coup in August.