GABON AWAITS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OUTCOME AFTER PEACEFUL VOTE. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 Gabon awaits presidential election outcome after peaceful vote The majority of polls closed in the oil-rich Gabon on Saturday in a presidential election that the country’s military rulers hoped would legitimize their grip on power. It’s the first election since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty that lasted over 50 years. Analysts have predicted an overwhelming victory for the interim president who led the coup. The polls were due to close at 6 p.m. local time, but there was no official confirmation from the authorities. Interim results were expected on Sunday. Some 920,000 voters, including over 28,000 overseas, were registered across more than 3,000 polling stations. A third of the country’s 2.3 million people live in poverty despite its vast oil wealth, Africanews reported. The interim president, Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, 50, the former head of the republican guard, toppled President Ali Bongo Ondimba nearly two years ago. He hopes to consolidate his grip o...

20 PEOPLE WERE RESCUED FROM BOKO HARAM CAMPS,BY THE NIGERIAN ARMY TODAY.

                                       20 people were rescued by the Nigerian Army after they cleared four suspected Boko Haram camps in Borno.Colonel Tukur Gusau,the Media  Coordinator,Operation Lafiya Dole stated this today saturday while briefing journalists in Maiduguri.He said that the rescued persons,including 14 children and 6 women,were held in captivity by the terrorists before they were rescued by the army.He said that the military had already provided medical and other necessary attention to the affected persons.He said the rescuee was part of the continuation of the military offensive to clear the Boko Haram terrorists from the North East.'' The troops of the 103 Battalion under 21 Brigade earrly on saturday conducted a 23 kilometer wide clearance operations in Rigaga and its adjourning villages in Bama axis.Four suspected Boko Haram terrorists enclaves along the route of the operation were cleared and a number of terrorists were killed.Two suspected terrorists were captured alive and currently undergoing interrogation in accordance with the Nigerian Army rules of engagement''.He further said that the army had also recovered materials for making Improvised Explosive Devise {IED} in other operations aroundd Lagaran Fulani and Ango Baya villages.

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