Gabon's new ruler General Brice Oligui Nguema has appointed former opposition leaders and key figures from the ousted regime to both houses of parliament, as the military junta sets a two-year transition period to democracy and military cooperation with France resumes.
General Oligui, who was proclaimed president for a transition period on 4 September, led a bloodless coup d'etat against President Ali Bongo Ondimba at the end of August after he was declared winner of a presidential election which the army and opposition denounced as fraudulent
