Tag: Gabon
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Ousted Gabon president quits politics, demands wife’s release
Ousted President of Gabon, Ali Bongo, has declared his intention to exit politics a year after being removed from power in a military coup."I...
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Leader of Gabonese junta rejects presidential salary
Gabon's military leader, Gen Brice Oligui Nguema, has announced that he will no longer receive a salary as the president. Instead, he will only...
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Former first lady of Gabon, Sylvia Bongo jailed
Franco-Gabonese wife of former president Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, has been arrested on Thursday October 12, according to her...
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Interim president of Gabon announces the assembly’s appointments
Gabon's temporary leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema, has announced that he will soon choose people to be part of the temporary government. He wants...
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First lady of Gabon accused of money laundering
Sylvia Bongo, the wife of Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo, has been charged with money laundering, receiving stolen property, forgery and using forged documents.Prosecutor...
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Gabonese junta eases curfew restrictions
Gabon's military leaders have eased the curfew that was imposed in the aftermath of President Ali Bongo's overthrow.The newly announced curfew, declared by the...
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Could the leader of the coup in Gabon run for office?
Gabon's transition agreement, as officially published in the gazette, lacks a clear prohibition against General Brice Oligui Nguema, the individual responsible for ousting President...
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Gabon coup leaders: Former president Ali Bongo freed
Gabon's military leaders have said that they released President Ali Bongo from being confined at his home. He had been under house arrest since...
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President Bongo freed by Gabon junta on health grounds
Gabon's military leadership has officially declared the cessation of the house arrest of ousted President Ali Bongo, asserting that he is now permitted to...
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Gabon junta leader engages President Ali Bongo’s competitor, Albert Ondo Ossa
Gabon's military leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema, has held discussions with opposition candidate Albert Ondo Ossa as part of consultations aimed at rebuilding the...
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