{"id":327128,"date":"2025-04-14T18:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T18:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/04\/14\/president-mahama-commends-gabons-peaceful-transition-to-democracy\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T18:38:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T18:38:07","slug":"president-mahama-commends-gabons-peaceful-transition-to-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/04\/14\/president-mahama-commends-gabons-peaceful-transition-to-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"President Mahama commends Gabon&#8217;s peaceful transition to democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/710\/71065169.295.jpg\" alt=\"Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and President John Dramani Mahama\" title=\"Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and President John Dramani Mahama\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and President John Dramani Mahama<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">President John Dramani Mahama has commended the people of Gabon for their transition to democratic governance.<\/p>\n<p>In a post shared on his official X page on Monday, April 14, 2025, he stated that the country\u2019s transition to democracy is a significant achievement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Warmest congratulations to my brother, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, on your election as President of Gabon!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I commend the people of Gabon for their peaceful transition to democratic governance. This marks a significant step forward, and I am confident that Gabon will continue to play a crucial role in promoting stability and prosperity in our region,&#8221; he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Brice Nguema has won the presidential election in the Central African nation of Gabon, according to provisional results. The 50-year-old ousted the country\u2019s former president, Ali Bongo, in a 2023 coup. <\/p>\n<p><b>Read the post below:<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Warmest congratulations to my brother, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, on your election as President of Gabon! <\/p>\n<p>I commend the people of Gabon for their peaceful transition to democratic governance. This marks a significant step forward, and I am confident that Gabon will continue\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dhr3eSJyzO\">pic.twitter.com\/Dhr3eSJyzO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDMahama\/status\/1911830262788284896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>JKB\/MA<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch the latest TWI news below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"T6AiQSZe6io\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mamponghene gives NDC less than 24 hours to retract anti-Ashanti comments\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T6AiQSZe6io?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and President John Dramani Mahama President John Dramani Mahama has commended the people of Gabon for their transition to democratic governance. In a post shared on his official X page on Monday, April 14, 2025, he stated that the country\u2019s transition to democracy is a significant achievement. &#8220;Warmest congratulations to my [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":327129,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-327128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>President Mahama commends Gabon&#039;s peaceful transition to democracy - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/04\/14\/president-mahama-commends-gabons-peaceful-transition-to-democracy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"President Mahama commends Gabon&#039;s peaceful transition to democracy - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and President John Dramani Mahama President John Dramani Mahama has commended the people of Gabon for their transition to democratic governance. 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