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  • Gabon coup: Early on Monday morning, soldiers announced they had seized power.
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    Gabon’s coup may be over, but its many crises are not

    By Oumar Ba
    January 8, 2019
    It’s not just a few soldiers that are perturbed by Gabon’s deepening political crises and President Bongo’s ill health.  In the early hours of ...
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  • Ali Bongo took over from his father Omar, who came to power in Gabon in 1967.
    GabonPolitics

    Gabon: Bongo’s constitutional “power grab” and The Resistance

    By David Kiwuwa
    April 9, 2018
    Sweeping constitutional changes mean Bongo could be president for life. Will Gabon’s citizens show their displeasure at the ballot box this month? Despite being ...
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  • Montreal morning. Credit: Jazmin Million.
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    Montreal: the latest hotspot for Africa’s rulers to keep their wealth?

    By Emmanuel Freudenthal & Hugo Joncas
    June 3, 2017
    A new African Arguments investigation has found that politically-exposed African nationals hold Canadian real estate worth several millions of dollars. The study, conducted in ...
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  • CultureGabonPolitics

    Gabon’s Africa Cup of Nations: Scrappy build-up, strong finish

    By Taimour Lay
    February 6, 2017
    The football at Afcon 2017 was highly entertaining, but it happened against a backdrop of simmering discontent in Gabon. On the pitch, at least, no Africa Cup ...
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  • GabonPolitics

    Gabon’s presidential election: are the opposition’s attempts at unifying too little too late?

    By Oumar Ba
    August 22, 2016
    For President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has been in power for half a century, winning the 27 August election may be the easy ...
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