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Bongo's family has ruled for 56 yearsThe board appointed General Price Oligui Nkuma as chairmanUnder house arrest, Bongo seeks supportFrance, with troops

The death toll from an army crackdown on anti-United Nations demonstrations in east Congo on Wednesday is at least 40 people, roughly six times higher then the seven casualties initially reported,... -Today at 04:19 pm- MarketScreener

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Over 40 people were killed and 56 wounded in an army crackdown on violent anti-United Nations demonstrations in eastern Congolese city of Goma on Wednesday, the government said.

NIAMEY (Reuters) -Nigers ruling junta has ordered police to expel Frances ambassador, a move marking a further downturn in relations, and one that ...

NIAMEY (Reuters) -Niger's ruling junta has ordered police to expel France's ambassador, a move marking a further downturn in relations, and one that authorities in Paris said the army officers who seized power in Niamey last month had no authority to make. The coup's leaders are following the strategy of juntas in neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso in distancing themselves from the region's former colonial power amid a wave of anti-French sentiment.

Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they seized power on Wednesday and put President Ali Bongo under house arrest after the central African state's election body announced he had won a third term.

Bongo's family has ruled for 56 yearsStreet celebrations erupted in the capital, LibrevilleFrance, with troops in Gabon, condemns the coupArmy generals

Bongo's family has ruled for 56 yearsStreet celebrations erupted in the capital, LibrevilleFrance, with troops in Gabon, condemns the coupArmy generals

Gabons military junta named General Brice Oligui Nguema as transition leader on Wednesday, following the apparent ouster of President Ali Bongo.... -Today at 04:01 pm- MarketScreener

By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday, placing President ...