UNITED NATIONS, March 13 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday announced the appointment of Parfait Onanga-Anyanga of Gabon as his special envoy for the Horn of Africa.

Onanga-Anyanga brings with him extensive experience with the United Nations, having served most recently as the secretary-general's special representative for the Central African Republic and head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, said Guterres' spokesman Stephane Dujarric.

Onanga-Anyanga was educated in France and Gabon. Born in 1960, he is married with three children.