Gabon’s military leader sworn in as head of state after ousting president

Soldiers hold General Brice Clothaire Oligui Nguema aloft in Libreville, Gabon, last week (Gabon24 via AP/PA)

Gabon’s new military leader was sworn in as the head of state on Monday less than a week after ousting the president whose family had ruled the Central African nation for more than five decades.

General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema took the oath in the presidential palace in front of a packed room of government officials, military and local leaders in Gabon’s capital, Libreville.