Gabon’s military leader, Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, has officially declared his candidacy for the country’s presidential election on April 12, following months of speculation. Nguema, who seized power in a 2023 coup that ended the Bongo family’s 55-year rule,

Gabon's interim President Brice Oligui Nguema, who turned 50 on Monday, announced his decision to run as a candidate in the Central African nation's presidential election set for April 12. Nguema seized power in a military coup in 2023,

Gabon’s military leader has announced that he will run as a candidate in the oil-rich central African nation’s presidential election set for April 12. Gen.

Gabon’s military leader, General Brice Nguema, announced on Monday that he will run for president in the upcoming election on April 12, 2025.

Gabon’s military ruler, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, has announced that he will run for president in April. Nguema, who led the coup that deposed his cousin Ali Bongo in August 2023, putting an ended to more than half a century of Bongo dynasty rule, had pledged to hand over power to civilian rule at the end of the transition period.

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Nguema seized power in 2023 in a coup that ended the long-standing rule of the Bongo family. He then pledged to hand over power to civilians. The country has however since passed a new constitution and electoral code that critics argue were designed to favour a bid for the presidency by the junta leader.