The President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, head of state for almost 14 years, has announced in the Nkok special economic zone in front of a thousand people that he will stand for a third term in the presidential election on 26 August. "If it's at the ballot box, the people of Gabon won't vote for him" declared one Gabonese, while another thought he would win because he had reduced unemployment in Gabon. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES