Gabon 2025 election: An example for the Sahel nations?

Name: Gabon 2025 election: An example for the Sahel nations?
Uploaded: 2025-04-11T15:42:08.065Z
Duration: 4 min 57 s
Description: Gabon will hold a much anticipated presidential election on April 12. Unlike junta-led Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, the Central African quickly embarked on transitioning to civilian rule after an August 2023 coup. How did it achieve such a feat and can Gabon be a role model for the Sahel nations?

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Chrispin Mwakideu

Gabon will hold a much anticipated presidential election on April 12. Unlike junta-led Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, the Central African quickly embarked on transitioning to civilian rule after an August 2023 coup. How did it achieve such a feat and can Gabon be a role model for the Sahel nations?

Gabon can become the poster child for how to un-coup after a coup, reminding Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso that the power of the people doesn’t need a uniform to be heard, that change and progress don't require force — only the will of the people.

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