Gabon approves law allowing junta leader to contest elections
An election is tentatively scheduled for August next year to transition the country to civilian rule.
BBC News
Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic, is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) and a population of 2.3 million people. There are coastal plains, mountains, and a savanna in the east. Libreville is the country's capital and largest city.
An election is tentatively scheduled for August next year to transition the country to civilian rule.