The constitution would impose a seven-year presidential term, renewable once, and forbid family members from succeeding a ...

Authorities in Gabon say voters have overwhelmingly approved a new constitution more than one year after mutinous soldiers ...

Transitional leader urges voters to back draft charter, which proposes changes that include presidential term limits.

The vote is seen as a step towards civilian rule, with transitional President General Brice Oligui Nguema advocating for a 'yes' vote. Gabon President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema speaks during a ...

"No to the constitutional legalisation of the coup, no to a seven-year mandate, and no to a president-king of Gabon," the placards read. Around 860,000 voters will be invited to cast their ballots ...

It also abolishes the post of prime minister and stops family members from succeeding a president. Presidential candidates would have to be exclusively Gabonese – with at least one Gabon-born parent – ...

He said those who voted in favor of Gabon's new constitution are happy that article 42 of the law states that at the end of the term of office, the president, his or her spouse and descendants ...

The Bongo family first took the reins of power when Bongo's father, Omar, became president in 1967. Ali took control in 2009 after the death of Omar, who ruled Gabon for 41 years. A 2023 military ...