Gabon elections – "We urge authorities to ensure unrestricted access to the internet"

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, candidate for the Gabonese presidential election during his campaign opening rally at the Amitie stadium in Libreville on March 29, 2025.

Multiple internet providers went dark in Gabon on August 26, 2023, the last time citizens headed to the polls. A measure, as the over 50-year-long government of President Ali Bongo put it, intended to "prevent the spread of calls for violence," NetBlocks reported.

Restrictions would be lifted only four days later, when the military seized the power in a coup.