Gabon’s President Brice Oligui Nguema started the New Year with a major government reshuffle.
Gabon's President Nguema starts the year with major government reshuffle
Gabon's President Brice Oligui Nguema waits to welcome France's President Emmanuel Macron at the Leon-Mba International Airport in Libreville, Gabon, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.
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It’s the latest step in the consolidating the political transition underway since the Nguema took power in 2023.
Hughes Alexandre Barro Chambrier becomes Vice-President of the Republic, while Hermann Immongault leaves the Ministry of Interior to take over as Vice-President of the government.
Immongault’s promotion is being seen as a reward for managing September’s legislative and parliamentary elections, which resulted in Nguema’s Democratic Union of Builders winning 101 of the 145 parliamentary seats.
Nguema also signed a decree formalising the make up of the new government. His team now has 31 ministers, up from 30, of whom 10 are women.
Nguema won a presidential election in April, two years after leading a coup that ended 55 years of the Bongo family rule in the country.