Tensions within the Gabonese Bar Association are even beginning to make waves abroad. Raymond Obame Sima was elected new president at the end of the general assembly of the order.
Some opposed his election, believing that he did not have enough seniority. An appeal was lodged with the Council of State to annul the proceedings. The International Conference of Bar Associations (IBC) has angered the new president. The French National Bar Council also supported the new President of the Bar.