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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?

Interim leader Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a military coup in August 2023, is expected to run for president.

The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has congratulated the military-led government of Gabon on a successful constitutional referendum. General Brice Oligui Nguema came to power through a coup d’etat in 2023.

Gabonese voters have given a resounding 'yes' to a new constitution proposed by the country's military rulers. The changes, approved in a referendum on Sunday, include limits to terms in office and prevent family members from succeeding a president.

Transitional leader urges voters to back draft charter, which proposes changes that include presidential term limits.

Gabon holds a referendum Saturday on a new constitution that the junta calls a "major turning point" after a coup that brought the curtain down on 55 years of rule by the Bongo dynasty.

Gabon is holding a constitutional referendum on Saturday that could reshape its political system – introducing a seven-year presidential term, renewable once, while abolishing the post of prime minister. It marks the first vote under the military-led transitional government since a coup ousted longtime leader Ali Bongo in August 2023.

Gabon will hold a referendum on 16 November on a proposed new constitution, a key step towards the return to a civilian regime which the military junta promised after a coup, the transitional government said.

Gabonese president Brice Oligui Nguema led events to mark a year since a military coup ended more than half a century of iron-fisted rule by the Bongo dynasty. In an address to the Gabonese people, Nguema said the nation was rebuilding itself around republican values. Our expert guest explores what's…

At least 10 coup attempts have been recorded in Central and West Africa since the August 2020 military takeover in Mali.

Gabon's military leaders who deposed president Ali Bongo in August announced on Monday that elections would be held in August 2025 under a timetable that first foresees national dialogue.