Armed Forces of Gabon

Armed Forces of Gabon
Forces armées gabonaises
Gabonese Coat of arms
Founded1960
Service branchesArmy[1]
Air Force
Navy
National Gendarmerie
HeadquartersLibreville
Leadership
Commander in ChiefGeneral Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema
Minister of National DefenceFélicité Ongouori Ngoubili[2]
Chief of StaffJean Claude Ella-Ekogha
Personnel
Military age20 years of age[1]
Active personnel5,000 (2017)
Expenditure
Budget$81.52 million (FY17)
Percent of GDP0.55% (FY17)
Industry
Foreign suppliersFrance
United States
Related articles
History1964 Gabonese coup d'état
Central African Republic Civil War
2019 Gabonese coup d'état attempt
2023 Gabonese coup d'état
RanksMilitary ranks of Gabon

The Armed Forces of Gabon (French: Forces armées gabonaises), officially the Gabonese Defense and Security Forces (French: forces de défense et de sécurité gabonaises), is the national professional military of Gabon, divided into the Army, Air Force, Navy, and a National Gendarmerie, consisting of about 5,000 personnel. The armed forces includes a well-trained, well-equipped 1,800-member guard that provides security for the President of Gabon.

  1. ^ a b "CIA World Fact 2015". cia.gov. 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ^ Mounombou, Stevie (2021-03-09). "Gabon:Qui est Félicité Ongouori Ngoubili, nouvelle ministre de la Défense nationale?". Gabon Review. Retrieved 2021-08-31.