Gabon dispatches government ministers to encourage voter registrations

FILE - People wait in line for the opening of a polling office during the presidential election in Libreville, Gabon, Aug. 26, 2023. Soon after the election, longtime President Ali Bongo Ondimba was ousted by a coup. FILE - Transitional President of Gabon Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 26, 2024, at U.N. headquarters.

Civilians in Gabon are being encouraged this month to register to vote in presidential elections scheduled for August 2025, as ordered by transitional President General Brica Clotaire Oligui Nguema.