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| Gabon's military leader hosts newly appointed interim PM Raymond Ndong Sima |
| 2023-09-09 |
| [AFRICANEWS] Gabon's strongman General Brice Oligui Nguema has hosted the country's newly appointed interim prime minister, Raymond Ndong Sima, at the Presidential Palace in Libreville and tasked him with proposing a government lineup. Speaking to AFP shortly after his appointment was announced, Ndong Sima said he would submit a proposed government lineup to Oligui "in three or four days." "They've given me a roadmap, and I will try to work in the direction that the military have determined... for restoring all our institutions, and especially everything concerning the framework for elections," he said by phone. Ndong Sima said he wanted to take time for "broad consultations... so that people belonging to all political families are included" in the government. His appointment, announced on state TV, was made in a decree by the new strongman, General Brice Oligui Nguema, who was sworn in as interim president on Monday. In his inauguration speech, Oligui vowed to hold "free, transparent and credible elections" to restore civilian rule, but did not give a timeframe. He also said he would soon announce a transitional government that drew on figures from across the political spectrum. |
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