Eleven months after he came to power in a coup, there are growing calls for Gabon’s transitional President Brice Oligui Nguema to run for office.

He was sworn in in September last year, less than a month after ousting President Ali Bongo whose family had ruled the country for more than five decades.

The transition charter governing Gabon authorises Oligui Nguema to stand as a candidate but not the other leaders.

But while the president’s actions on the ground suggests he intends standing, he has not yet declared himself a candidate.