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<French #346> Presidential election in Gabon: curfew established and Internet cut - le 26 août 2023

   The article is about the presidential election in Gabon from "France 24" dated August 26, 2023.

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French Original

Présidentielle au Gabon : couvre-feu instauré et Internet coupé


Le gouvernement du Gabon a rapidement instauré un couvre-feu et coupé Internet, samedi soir, après la fermeture des bureaux de vote, au terme du journée durant laquelle les Gabonais étaient appelés aux urnes pour confier ou non un troisième mandat au président Ali Bongo Ondimba.


(photo) Le président du Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, fait un discours, le 10 juillet 2023, dans le stade Nzeng-Ayong de Libreville.

 

English Translation

Presidential election in Gabon: curfew established and Internet cut


The government of Gabon quickly instituted a curfew and cut off the Internet on Saturday evening, after the closing of the polls, at the end of the day during which the Gabonese were called to the polls to entrust or not a third mandate to President Ali Bongo Ondimba.


(photo) The President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, makes a speech on July 10, 2023, in the Nzeng-Ayong stadium in Libreville.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

appelés > appelé (appeler): called (call)

<C>

confier: to entrust

coupé (couper): cut (cut)

couvre-feu: curfew

<D>

discours: speech

<E>

étaient (être): were (be)

<F>

fait > faire: to make

fermeture: closing

<I>

instauré (instaurer): established (establish)

<R>

rapidement: quickly

<T>

au terme de: at the end of

troisième: third

<U>

urnes > urne: ballot box