The newly appointed coup leader in Gabon General Brice Oligui Nguema will on Monday, September 4 take an oath of office before the Constitutional Court as president of the Transition.

In a televised statement by the spokesperson for the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI) Colonel Ulrich Manfoumbi Manfoumbi, The soldiers who overthrew the Gabonese president Ali Bongo recently re-elected for a third term in office, pledged to respect the country’s external and internal commitments.