Gabon reopens borders ahead of transitional president’s inauguration

TOPSHOT - Gabonese soldiers gather ahead of a possible address by General Brice Oligui Nguema in Libreville on September 2, 2023. The general who overthrew Gabon's 55-year Bongo dynasty will be sworn in on September 4, 2023 as transitional president, the army said. The military sought to reassure donors they would "respect all commitments" at home and abroad and "phase in" transitional institutions, Colonel Ulrich Manfoumbi Manfoumbi, spokesman for the new regime, said on state television. The swearing in of General Brice Oligui Nguema will take place at the constitutional court, said the spokesman, providing the first indication of how the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI) would operate following the August 30, 2023 putsch. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)