Brice Oligui Nguema had promised to relinquish power after he led a coup in 2023. He now is set to lead the oil-rich country ...

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — (AP) — The majority of polls closed in the oil-rich Gabon on Saturday in a presidential election that the country's military rulers hoped would legitimize their grip on power.

The former prime minister of Gabon, who lost a presidential election on Saturday, criticized the outcome as opaque and unfree.

Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s interim president who staged a 2023 coup that ended a decades long political dynasty, has been elected president, according to provisional results ...

Voters in Gabon headed to polling stations in the first presidential election since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty that lasted over 50 years ...

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — The majority of polls closed in the oil-rich Gabon on Saturday in a presidential election that the country’s military rulers hoped would legitimize their grip on power.

FILE - A woman votes in a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution, in Libreville, Gabon, on Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Betines Makosso, File) FILE - A woman votes in a referendum on ...