Gabon's first round of presidential election is scheduled to be held in April.
According to a statement by the country's transitional government Thursday, presidential elections would be held on April 12, a key step to re-establish civilian rule after a coup ended the Bongo dynasty's decades-long reign.
"Voting will start at 7:00 am and end at 6:00 pm in line with current laws," government spokesman Seraphin Akure Davain announced after a cabinet meeting.
The oil-rich central African country, which had been under the rule of the Bongo family for 55 years, adopted a new constitution in a November referendum.
It provided for a maximum of two seven-year presidential terms, no prime minister and no dynastic transfer of power.
On Monday, a new law allowed military officials to stand in elections, subject to certain conditions.
Gabon's interim President Brice Oligui Nguema seized power in a coup, the eight in West and central Africa between 2020 and 2023, that ended the long-standing rule of his predecessor Ali Bongo and his family over the oil-rich but impoverished nation.
There are fears that Gabon's interim government arranged the election only to remain in power.
Ali Bongo ruled for 14 years until he was overthrown moments after being proclaimed the winner in a presidential election the military and opposition declared fraudulent.