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The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, knew well the threat of military coups in his part of the world. But he swore one wouldn’t happen to him. “Rest assured that I will never allow you and our country Gabon to be hostages to attempts at destabilization. Never,” Bongo declared this month as the central African nation marked 60 years of independence from France. A longtime politician and one-time funk musician, the 64-year-old took office in 2009 after the death of his father, who ruled Gabon for 41 years. Now, Bongo is under house arrest by mutinous soldiers, accused of “unpredict...

The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, knew well the threat of military coups in his part of the world

Mutinous soldiers in Gabon have proclaimed their republican guard chief as the country’s leader after placing the newly re-elected president under house arrest and alleging massive embezzlement under his long-time rule over the oil-rich nation. The mutinous soldiers went on Gabon’s state television and said that Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema was designated president of a transitional committee to lead the country. Oligui is a cousin of President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has ruled the oil-rich nation for 55 years but whose government has drawn allegations of corruption an...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, knew well the threat of military coups in his part of the world. But he swore one wouldn’t happen to him. “While our continent has b…

Mutinous soldiers claimed to have seized power in Gabon and put the president under house arrest, hours after he was declared the winner in an election extending his family’s 55-year