Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema was elected on Sunday, April 13, 2025, with 90.35% of the votes during the presidential elections on Saturday.
The one who was the help of Camp Du Patriarch Omar Bongo (1967-2009) until his death in 2009 and was appointed head of the impressive Republican guard by his son Ali Bongo before storming him in August 2023, to return to civilians after two years of political transition. However, he beat the campaign to stay at the head of the country in Central Africa.
His opponents, starting with Alain-Claude Bilie von Nze, his main challenger during the presidential elections, accuse him of embodying the continuity of the system in view of his past, and confiscating the continuity.
The new head of state is exposed to very strong social expectations in this country, but economically oriented, with a young youth unemployment rate turning around 40% and, according to official data in rural areas.
