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Gabon coup calls for the West to rethink its Africa strategy
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes President of Gabon Ali Bongo at the Elysee Palace, June 22, 2023 in Paris
AP / Rafael Yaghobzadeh
2023-09-05, Gulf News
In a dramatic turn of events in August 30, 2023, high-ranking military officers in Gabon took control of the country. This move comes after the country’s election...
Brice Oligui Nguema sworn in as transitional president of Gabon, promising new constitution and elections after transition
FILE - A defaced billboard of Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba is seen on an empty street of Libreville, Gabon, on Aug. 30, 2023. Gabon’s opposition leader accused the family of the recently ousted president of engineering his removal from power in order to retain their control in the oil-rich Central African nation.
AP / Yves Laurent, File
2023-09-04, Xinhua
LIBREVILLE, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Brice Oligui Nguema, president of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), was sworn in as Gabon's...
Gabon coup leader to be sworn in as 'transitional president'
In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, People walk past a burnt car on the street during a failed coup attempt in Libreville, Gabon
AP / Massassa Bunny Claude
2023-09-04, Eye Witness News
General Brice Oligui Nguema overthrew Gabon's 55-year Bongo dynasty last week, ousting PresidentAli Bongo Ondimba, and will be sworn in as the country's 'transitional...
Son Of Ted Gabon Leader Charged Withrruption: Prosecutor2023-09-20
MENA FN: (MENAFN - The Peninsula) AFPLibreville: The son of Ali Bongo Ondimba and several allies of the ousted Gabon president have been charged with corruption and placed in custody, the state prosecutor ... ......
Son of ousted Gabon leader held in corruption case2023-09-20
Urdu Point: Three weeks after Ali Bongo Ondimba was overthrown in a coup, one of his sons and several allies of the ousted Gabon president have been charged with corruption and placed in custody, the state prosecutor said Wednesday Libreville, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan...
Son of ousted Gabon leader held in graft case2023-09-20
Urdu Point: The son of Ali Bongo Ondimba and several allies of the ousted Gabon president have been charged with corruption and placed in custody, the state prosecutor told AFP Wednesday Libreville, (APP - UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 20th Sep, 2023 ) :The son of Ali...
Eighth Coup in 3 years for former French colonies in Africa, as deposed President of ...2023-09-19
OWP: For the first time in 55 years, a member of the Bongo family is not in charge of Gabon. The eighth coup in three years for former French colonies in Africa has seen former PresidentAli Bongo deposed by the military. President Bongo, who took over the Gabonese...