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Gabon military leader Brice Oligui Nguema secures win in presidential election

Libreville, April 14: Gabon's military leader, Brice Oligui Nguema, has secured victory in the presidential election with an apparent landslide, according to provisional results, Al Jazeera reported. On Sunday, Gabon's Interior Ministry announced that Nguema, who led a 2023 military coup, had won about 90 per cent of the vote.

UN calls for peaceful, transparent presidential election in Gabon

United Nations, April 12: Abdou Abarry, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and head of the United Nations regional office for Central Africa, renewed his call for a credible, inclusive, transparent and sincere electoral process on the eve of Gabon's presidential election set for Saturday.