One family has led Gabon for 56 years. Can this election bring a new era?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : The president counts successes in environmental conservation and regulation of natural resources as well as the construction of the Owendo commercial port as highlights of his tenure.
41% : Meanwhile, a third of Gabon's 2.5 million people live in poverty, and basic social services are also lacking despite it having one of the highest gross domestic products per capita on the continent.

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