Gabon’s military leader, Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, has officially declared his candidacy for the country’s presidential ...

He then pledged to hand over power to civilians.The country has however since passed a new constitution and electoral code ...

He took office after the death of his father, Omar Bongo, who had been president for 41 years. Last month, the president of neighbouring Equatorial Guinea, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, encouraged the ...