The president of a polling station in central Libreville tries to calm voters complaining for the delay of the voting operation during the presidential election on August 27, 2016. The people of Gabon began casting their ballots on August 27, 2016 in a vote to decide whether President Ali Bongo will remain in office or be unseated by a career diplomat and close associate of his late father, who ran the country for 41 years. The election takes place in a climate of persistent social unrest driven in large part by the economic impact of the slump in the price of oil, which has long dominated Gabon's economy. / AFP PHOTO / MARCO LONGARIMARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images