Gabon’s president Ali Bongo Ondimba (2009-present) recently announced his intention to stand for re-election in the country’s presidential poll scheduled for 26 August. He is, to state the obvious, expected to win.
Ali Bongo, son of former president Omar Bongo who ruled the country from 1967 to 2009), has the backing of the ruling Parti Démocratique Gabonais (PDG), founded by his father. The party has monopolised power in the oil-rich central African country for more than half a century.
