Gabon’s New Premier Vows to Honor Debt Commitments, Weighs Reforms
- Government is considering measures to stimulate investment
- Talks planned with labor, business on electoral code revisions
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Gabon’s new prime minister vowed to honor the nation’s debt commitments and said the military government is weighing reforms to offset the impact of higher energy prices on the economy and curb state corruption.
Raymond Ndong Sima took up the position of premier on Sept. 7, a week after military officers removed President Ali Bongo from office and appointed General Brice Oligui Nguema as transitional ruler of the OPEC member. After initially being placed under house arrest, Bongo has been released and is free to leave the country, though he’s chosen to remain in the capital, Libreville, where his wife and son are detained, Sima said in an interview.