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FILE - A woman votes in a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution, in Libreville, Gabon, on Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Betines Makosso, File)

Gabon holding its first presidential election since the 2023 military coup

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President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at U.N. headquarters. Nearly a dozen soldiers took to state television and said they were overturning the presidential election and called for calm among the population on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Gabon’s wealthy, dynastic leader thought he could resist Africa’s trend of coups. He might be wrong

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