Who are the candidates in Gabon's post-coup presidential election?

Voters register at a polling station during Gabon's referendum on a new constitution in Libreville, on 16 November 2024. The referendum, which followed a 2023 military coup, proposed changes including presidential term limits. AFP - NAO MUKADI

In Gabon, the electoral campaign is in full swing ahead of the presidential election on 12 April, with eight candidates in the running. Who are these seven men and one woman?

Gabon will elect a new president on Saturday, after 19 months of interim rule by military leaders who seized power in a coup.