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The coup may have ended the reign of Ali Bongo’s immediate family, but it’s still about the elite preserving itself.
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The coup may have ended the reign of Ali Bongo’s immediate family, but it’s still about the elite preserving itself.
Ali Bongo Ondimba was set to extend his presidential tenure into a third term when soldiers seized power in a coup. Analysts weren't surprised, as criticism of the Bongo family had been growing for years.
The Gabonese Republic lies on the Equator and is located on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa. Oil and mineral rich Gabon is home to 2.3 million people. , Opinion News, Times Now
Ali Bongo Ondimba was set to extend his presidential tenure into a third term when mutinous soldiers seized power in a coup. Analysts weren't surprised, as sentiments to end the Bongo dynasty had been growing for years.
Ali Bongo Ondimba was set to extend his presidential tenure into a third term when mutinous soldiers seized power in a coup. Analysts weren't surprised, as sentiments to end the Bongo dynasty had been growing for years.