Gabon junta chief 'well ahead' in presidential race

Gabon Transitional President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema gestures while at the podium at the Stade de l'Amitie in Libreville on March 29, 2025 during the opening rally of his electoral campaign. [AFP]

Gabon's junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema looked set to romp his way to victory in the first presidential election since he took power in a 2023 coup, state media reported on Sunday.

Nguema, who ended more than five decades of corruption-plagued rule by the Bongo family in August 2023, was "well ahead" in several of the central African country's provinces, Gabon 24 television said on Sunday morning.