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VIDEO: Ali Bongo asks friends to ‘make noise’ after Gabon coup
Army officers appeared on national television to say they had nullified election results that declared Bongo the winner, effectively ending his family’s 53-year hold on power.
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LIBREVILLE, Gabon, Aug 30 – Another coup was underway in Africa Wednesday after officers announced they had taken over power from President Omar Bongo....
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Gabon elections: how the Bongo family’s 56-year rule has hurt the country and divided the opposition
Ali Bongo, son of former president Omar Bongo who ruled the country from 1967 to 2009), has the backing of the ruling Parti Démocratique Gabonais (PDG), founded...