Gabon’s New President Sets Path Back to Constitutional Order

Brice Oligui Nguema is draped with a Gabon flag while celebrating his presidential election at his campaign headquarters in Libreville on April 13.Photographer: Daniel Beloumou Olomo/AFP/Getty Images

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By Kamailoudini Tagba

May 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM UTC

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Gabon will hold parliamentary elections on Sept. 27, the country’s newly elected president, Brice Oligui Nguema, said Saturday.

Local elections are scheduled for Oct. 11 and senatorial elections will be held on Nov. 8 and 29, Nguema said in his inaugural address, marking the return to constitutional order following a 2023 coup.