Gabon president appoints new prime minister

A presidential decree said outgoing premier Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, 59, will now serve as vice president, whose role is to "assist" the head of state though it allows for no interim role as president.

Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, seen here in May 2018 as newly appointed sports, tourism and culture minister, has now been appointed the prime minister of Gabon. (AFP)