Egyptian prime minister attends inauguration of new Gabon president

CAIRO - 3 May 2025: Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly attended the inauguration ceremony of Gabonese President Brice Nguema on Saturday, representing President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

Many African heads of state and government attended Nguema’s swearing-in at the Sino-Gabonese Friendship Stadium in the country’s capital, Libreville.

 

Former military chief Nguema won the elections in April with nearly 95 percent of the vote, concluding his leadership over a 19-month transition government after the ousting of former President Ali Bongo in 2023.

Madbouly’s participation in Nguema’s inauguration reinforces the strong relations between Egypt and Gabon in the political, commercial, cultural, and economic fields, the Cabinet said in a statement.

 

The two countries are engaged in ongoing cooperation in various economic fields that serve the developmental goals of both sides, the statement added.

Madbouly’s participation underlines Egypt's keenness to continue this cooperation in promising areas, the Cabinet stressed.