![Ali Bongo Ondimba, the outgoing Gabonese president and candidate to succeed him in the presidential election on 26 August 2023, at his campaign rally in Ntoum (42 km from Libreville) on 20 August 2023.](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/ali-bongo-ondimba-the-outgoing-gabonese-president-and-candidate-to-succeed-him-in-the-presidential-election-on-26-august-2023.jpg?id=35791583&width=1200&height=800&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0)
Ali Bongo Ondimba, the outgoing Gabonese president and candidate to succeed him in the presidential election on 26 August 2023, at his campaign rally in Ntoum (42 km from Libreville) on 20 August 2023.
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