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Oligui Nguema ousts long-standing French wiretapping master

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Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in Addis Ababa, on 14 February 2026.
Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in Addis Ababa, on 14 February 2026. © Marco Simoncelli/AFP

The president has terminated the contract of French expert Jean-Charles Solon, who had been in charge of the powerful presidential interception and surveillance centre in Libreville for 13 years. For the first time, a senior Gabonese intelligence official will take over the organisation's leadership.

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