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Hermann Immongault, then minister of the interior, announces the presidential election results in Libreville on 13 April 2025.
Hermann Immongault, then minister of the interior, announces the presidential election results in Libreville on 13 April 2025. © Wang Guansen / Xinhua News Agency / Newscom / MaxPPP

Ethnic balance, family ties and party muscle shape Nguema's new government

Gabon President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema unveiled his new government on the first day of the new year. Economy minister and BGFIBank boss Henri-Claude Oyima has been ousted and a new position of vice-president in charge of the executive has gone to Hermann Immongault.
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Emmanuel Macron and Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema visit the headquarters of the Compagnie Minière de l'Ogooué in Libreville, 24 November 2025.
Emmanuel Macron and Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema visit the headquarters of the Compagnie Minière de l'Ogooué in Libreville, 24 November 2025. © Ludovic Marin / AFP

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In the shadow of Emmanuel Macron, Eramet's delicate situation

The task force on the country's debt settlement has in recent months been trying to get involved in negotiations between the state and the French mining giant. This issue was addressed during the French president's visit to Libreville last month.
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Oligui Nguema puts together a Senate dominated by UDB party members

The Gabonese president was personally involved in the talks between parties leading up to the senatorial elections of 8 and 25 November. He has heavily favoured his own party, the Union Démocratique des Bâtisseurs, which, after securing an overwhelming majority in the National Assembly, is expected to do the same in the Senate.

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An Oligui Nguema campaign billboard in Libreville in April 2025.

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