News
Gabon: Ali Bongo announces intention to run for third term

AFP
Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba said on Sunday that he would seek a third term as the oil-rich African nation’s head of state.
“I officially announce today that I am a candidate,” he told a crowd of supporters in a speech broadcast live on his Facebook page.
Bongo, 64, took over from his father, Omar Bongo Ondimba, the country’s ruler for 41 years, in 2009.
The president was narrowly re-elected in 2016, with just 5,500 more votes than rival Jean Ping who claimed the election had been fixed.
Bongo suffered a stroke in 2018 and spent months on the sidelines recovering, leaving the opposition to question his fitness to run the nation.
The Bongo family has ruled the country for 55 years already and is branded a “dynastic power” by the opposition.
But the opposition has failed to agree on a single candidate for the presidential election, leaving some 15 candidates to announce their intentions to stand.
In April, the Gabonese parliament voted to amend the constitution and reduce the president’s term from seven to five years.
Sections of the opposition criticized the changes, in particular the end of two rounds of voting, as a means of “facilitating the re-election” of Bongo.
-
Crime2 days ago
Legal Battle: Senior Advocate’s Reversal Threatens Integrity of Forgery Case Against Abuja Lawyer
-
Entertainment6 hours ago
SportsBeat on Jordan 105.5 FM Lagos Sports Fans Hangout: A Symphony of Sports, Music, and Community
-
Top Headlines4 hours ago
President Tinubu Confers National Honour of CFR on Bill Gates
-
AFRICA FOCUS4 hours ago
Full House in Moscow: Super Eagles Complete Squad Ahead of Russia Clash
-
Top Headlines6 hours ago
𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 26-𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐈𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠