b_179_129_16777215_00_images_Africanwomen130318AA001.jpegLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Sitting outside his small food shop, Edwige Mbadinga can't wait until Saturday's election to finally see a new face govern this oil-rich African nation after five decades of one-family rule.

“We cannot have a single family ruling us forever. We need to change the leadership of this country in order to ensure prosperity for the Gabonese,” Mbadinga, 37, said as he held up his phone's calendar to show the day he will vote to oust the incumbent.

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