Gabon's Squandered Oil Wealth Under 55 Years Of Bongo Rule
The toppling of Ali Bongo Ondimba brought the curtain down on 55 years of rule by a family accused of extracting fabulous wealth from Gabon's major oil reserves.
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The toppling of Ali Bongo Ondimba brought the curtain down on 55 years of rule by a family accused of extracting fabulous wealth from Gabon's major oil reserves.
The government installed by General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema brings in new faces from the Gabonese expatriate community, as well as former heavyweights from the Omar Bongo era. The aim is to
The toppling of Ali Bongo Ondimba brought the curtain down on 55 years of rule by a family accused of extracting fabulous wealth from Gabon's major oil reserves.Ali Bongo, 64, took over when his father Omar died in 2009 after nearly 42 years in power.
A third of the population of oil-rich Gabon lives below the poverty line, says the World Bank - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File MARIO TAMAThe toppling of Ali Bongo Ondimba brought the curtain down on 55 years of rule by a family accused of extracting fabulous wealth from Gabon’s major oil reserves. Moments after being […]
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