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Gabon international Aaron Boupendza has died at the age of 28 after reportedly falling from a building in China.

His election victory consolidates his grip on power, nearly two years after he masterminded the demise of President Ali Bongo, whose family had been in power in Gabon since 1967.

People are heading to the polls to pick the next president of Gabon, where for the first time in decades a Bongo family member is not on the ballot.

The two governments recently agreed to transform Camp de Gaulle, the longstanding French base in Gabon, into a new training centre that they will operate jointly.

Another, who played for Gabon's national team for several years, said he was assaulted from the age of 14.