Leaders

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema

Who leads Gabon? Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, President. Profile, record and power assessment from the Magna Bureau leader index.

President — Gabon

Record & power

Record score	58
Power score	48

Country momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Why it matters

Ended the Bongo dynasty peacefully; launched infrastructure and anti-corruption drives; restored constitutional order via the 2025 vote.
Oil and manganese fund the state; growth ~3%; debt elevated; diversification into timber processing and agriculture nascent.
Popular mandate is real (90.4%), but power still flows from the barracks; youth await jobs beyond oil.
Readmitted to the AU and ECCAS; maintains French ties while diversifying; Commonwealth member (2022).

Other leaders

Sitiveni Rabuka Emmanuel Macron Wesley W. Simina Andy Burnham Irakli Kobakhidze John Mahama

Gabon Rankings

Across the Bureau

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