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The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo, has been in hospital for more than three weeks.
ALI BONGO ODIMBA

Power vacuum in Gabon: End of the Bongo dynasty?

Ali Bongo, has been in hospital for more than three weeks. Now the vice president’s powers have been extended to "ensure the continuity of the state"

  • Deutsche Welle 1
3 min read
On December 31, Bongo addressed the country for the first time since falling ill, saying in a recorded speech from Morocco that he had ‘been through a difficult period.’ (Marco Longari/AFP)
AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION

Another Bongo takes power in Gabon

With the president out of the country and gravely ill, the government’s intransigence is costing its people a chance of freedom long denied

  • Martin R. Rupiya
4 min read