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Gabon’s president Bongo to compete against 18 rivals in re-election bid

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has ruled the oil-rich West African state for 55 years and is now favorite for a third term, will face 18 other candidates in next month’s poll, authorities announced Monday (24 July). The 64-year-old, who took over from his father Omar Bongo Ondimba in 2009, officially announced in […]