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Gabon threatens crackdown over theft of sacred wood
Customs officers had discovered the collection of rare hardwood worth millions of dollars in February and March at two Chinese-owned depots at the Owendo timber...
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Gabon president returns home for second time since suffering stroke
Contradictory information about Bongo’s health and an extended convalescence in Morocco have fuelled instability in Gabon which his family has ruled for over 50 years.
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Gabon President Ali Bongo back in country after attempted coup
The 59-year-old has been recuperating abroad for more than two months, following a stroke in October last year.
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Gabon’s ailing President expected home from Morocco
Gabon has been without an effective government for months since President Ali Bongo fell ill while attending an economic forum in Saudi Arabia on 24 October.
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Soldiers on alert after attempted coup in Gabon
A group of five soldiers sought to take power while Ali Bongo, the country’s ailing president, convalesces abroad following a stroke while he was in Saudi Arabia in October.
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Gabon says coup bid thwarted as president abroad
According to a government spokesman, security forces have been deployed in the capital and will remain there over the coming days in order to maintain order.
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Gabon president appears in video after long medical absence
Bongo suffered a stroke while at a conference in Saudi Arabia on 24 October, sources told Reuters.
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Morocco king meets Gabon president in hospital
During the visit, King Mohammed VI said he was pleased about the state of President Ali Bongo’s health which he said was improving by the day, according to the Moroccan source.
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Gabon president leaves Saudi hospital - state media
As he departed King Salman airbase on Wednesday night, Bongo was seen off by officials from the Saudi foreign ministry,the official Saudi Press Agency said.
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Gabon parliament paves way for Bongo to stay in power indefinitely
Lawmakers are at odds, with growing public protests calling for an end to the President Ali Bongo dynasty.
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Gabon president Bongo sworn in after disputed poll
Bongo's victory by less than 6,000 votes has drawn unwelcome scrutiny of the president.
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Gabon opposition leader rejects court ruling upholding Bongo poll win
The refusal by Ping raises the prospect of a potentially violent political crisis in the country.
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Over 1,000 arrested as post-election riots rage in Gabon
Violent protests raged in at least nine neighbourhoods of the capital Libreville, a police source said.
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Gabon' parliament torched as President Bongo re-elected
Ali Bongo won 49.80% of votes, compared to 48.23% for Jean Ping, with a turnout of 59.46%.
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Gabonese stockpile food amid fears of post-election violence
Tensions are running high in Libreville, with many businesses shutting their doors.
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Bongo aims to extend 50-year family rule in Gabon election
Gabon voted on Saturday amid discontent over its failure to raise living standards despite oil wealth.
