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Raymond Ndong Sima has been named as the new interim prime minister of Gabon by the country’s military authorities. Despite having previously served as the nation’s prime minister from 2012 to 2014, the 68-year-old economist was a steadfast foe of ousted President Ali Bongo. Despite his desire to run for president this year, he chose to support Albert Ondo Ossa, the leading opponent. The junta announced earlier that it had released Mr. Bongo from house detention, where he had been since they took control last week. Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema,…

Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, the head of the military government in Gabon, will soon be sworn in as the nation’s acting president. On Wednesday, shortly after President Ali Bongo was declared the victor of a disputed election, the army overthrew him. It’s anticipated that supporters of the Gabonese military establishment would be present for Gen. Nguema’s inauguration. Despite increased security, there is calm around the nation. The 55-year Bongo dynasty may not be over, as the coup’s leader is reportedly the cousin of deposed president Ali Bongo. To avoid repeating…

Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, the leader of the coup in Niger, has issued an order permitting the military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso to send troops into his nation to assist in defending against an invasion. Following their Thursday visits to Gen. Tchiani in Niamey, the foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Olivia Rouamba, and Mali, Abdoulaye Diop, made the statement. To restore Mohamed Bazoum, the democratically elected president of Niger, who was ousted by a handful of army officers last month, the West African regional grouping Ecowas has vowed to…

Emmanuel Bombande, the former executive director of the West African Network for Peace Building (WANEP), has advised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to use negotiation and communication to settle the problems in Niger. He said that while ECOWAS military involvement is permitted, diplomacy and negotiation should always come first. The senior mediator from the UN stated, “I think the message of trying to use what has been described by the ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs as ‘by all means’ is basically to have a robust and firm…

Despite appeals from regional leaders to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, the head of the Niger junta, has named a government. On Thursday, the cabinet was unveiled on official television at 01:30 local time (00:30 GMT). There are 21 ministers in the new cabinet, including two ministers of state and one delegate minister. Interim Prime Minister Lamine Zeine Ali Mahamane, who will also serve as the minister of economy and finance, is in charge of the new transitional government, which consists of both military and civilian figures.…