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Ali Bongo, Gabon’s political phoenix
Ali Bongo is standing in elections on 26 August for a third term as president of the central African country
Family dynasties fuel conflict across Africa
“Family fortunes” in Chad reflect further-reaching dynamics of ruling
African leaders prefer overseas to local health care
Medical facilities at home are seemingly not good enough for people who head African countries
Ailing Bongo expected home from Morocco
Last week, the country put down a coup attempt, capturing the rebel chief and killing two of his men
New Gabon government announced from abroad
Gabon has been without an effective government for months since Bongo suffered the stroke in October during a visit to Saudi Arabia
Three reasons why the Gabon coup failed
The tiny but resource-rich country has remained a pseudo state that is still run from Paris
Gabon says coup bid thwarted as president abroad
Soldiers burst into state radio offices at dawn and called on the public to ‘rise up’
Gabon government says ‘situation under control’, army rebels seized
President Ali Bongo is currently in Morocco recovering from a stroke which he suffered in October last year
Bongo speaks for first time after stroke
The 59-year-old leader has not been home to Gabon since he fell ill in Saudi Arabia more than two months ago.
Gabon president to speak publicly for first time since stroke
The Bongo family has governed the oil-rich nation for five decades
Gabon president in Morocco to convalesce
President Ali Bongo arrived in Morocco on Thursday to convalesce after a month’s treatment at a Saudi hospital
The silver lining in Ali Bongo’s power grab in Gabon
The country’s constitutional changes mirror trends where incumbents have tinkered with their constitutions, but change will come
Dynasties built on the foundation of Western education
Nearly all African leaders who are beneficiaries of dynasty politics have been educated abroad.