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The incumbent President Ali Bongo hopes to extend his family's five-decade grip on power.

Its leader followed a long line of mercenaries in Africa, but his group faces an uncertain future.

The stadium in Madagascar was packed with spectators for the opening of the Indian Ocean Island Games.

The death of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin will test the resilience of operations by thousands of mercenaries active in Africa's Sahel region.

Fears over Mali's future are growing - it relies on Wagner for security but the group's leader is now believed to be dead.