National Gendarmerie of Gabon

National Gendarmerie of Gabon
Gendarmerie nationale gabonaise
Agency overview
FormedMarch 10, 1960
Preceding agency
  • Libreville Gendarmerie Detachment, Gendarmerie Nationale
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionGabon
General nature
Operational structure
Agency executive
  • Yves Barrasouaga, Brigadier General
Child agency
Gabonese sailors and personnel from the National Gendarmerie during a training mission.

The National Gendarmerie of Gabon (French: Gendarmerie nationale gabonaise) is the national police force of Gabon responsible for law enforcement in Gabon. It is under the direct command of the President of Gabon.[1] The Gendarmerie is also in charge of the Gabonese Republican Guard.[2]

The main tasks of the gendarmerie are to defend the country's borders, ensure public safety, and to enforce actions taken by judicial and government authorities.[3][4]

  1. ^ "La Gendarmerie Nationale || Ministère de la Défense Nationale". Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  2. ^ "Gabon, une "garde républicaine" préposée aux basses oeuvres - Mondafrique". Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  3. ^ "Gabon - Gendarmerie Nationale". Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  4. ^ "JournalDuGabon.com: La sécurité gabonaise change de visage". Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-05.