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Gabon’s Coup Chief Takes Command as ‘Transitional President’

The leader of a coup that ousted Gabon's President Ali Bongo was sworn in as interim president and cheered by jubilant supporters in a televised ceremony designed to cast the ...

September 4, 2023BY Nalova Akua
Gabon Officers Declare Military Coup, President Ali Bongo Detained

LIBREVILLE—Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday and had put President Ali Bongo ...

August 30, 2023BY Reuters
Gabon Soldiers Seize State Radio in Apparent Coup Attempt

LIBREVILLE—Military officers in Gabon staged an apparent coup attempt early on Jan. 7, seizing the state radio station ...

January 7, 2019BY Reuters
France Is Forging New Relations With Its Former Colonies, but Old Habits Die Hard

As most Francophone African countries celebrate their 55 years of independence this year, this may be a good ...

September 21, 2015BY Marie Gibert

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