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In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, People watch as Gabonese police patrol the street during a failed coup attempt in Libreville, Gabon
AP / Massassa Bunny Claude
2023-11-14, Xinhua
LIBREVILLE, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Gabon's Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), chaired by transitional President Brice Oligui Nguema,...
This video grab shows coup supporters cheering police officers in Libreville, Gabon, Wednesday Aug. 30, 2023. Mutinous soldiers speaking on state television announced that they had seized power in and were overturning the results of a presidential election that had seen Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba extend his family's 55-year hold on power. ( AP Photo/Betiness Mackosso)
AP
2023-10-24, All Africa
The United States has suspended most financial assistance to the central African country of Gabon in response to August's military takeover. ......
Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Gabonese Republic and his wife Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, arrive for a dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014
AP / Susan Walsh
2023-10-12, Eye Witness News
Sylvia Bongo OndimbaValentin, suspected of allegedly embezzling public funds, was jailed late on Wednesday, her lawyer Francois Zimeray told AFP, condemning the...
All Africa: Yaounde, Cameroon -- Thousands of people are gathering in Libreville and Akanda for what the government calls an Inclusive NationalDialogue, to be held April 2 to 30, aimed at bringing Gabon back to civilian rule. ......
Voa News: YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Thousands of people are gathering in Libreville and Akanda for what the government calls an Inclusive NationalDialogue, to be held April 2 to 30, aimed at bringing Gabon back to civilian rule. Military rulerGeneral Brice Clotaire Oligui...