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Season of putsch: Why have coups become popular in Africa?
1 year, 3 months ago

Season of putsch: Why have coups become popular in Africa?

Al Jazeera  

Lagos, Nigeria – Shortly after Ali Bongo, president of Gabon since 2009, was deposed by members of the Republican Guard, his personal security unit, he appeared in a short video, visibly frail and urging people to “make some noise” on his behalf. Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s newly elected president who has been leading regional efforts to return Niger’s Mohammed Bazoum to …

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‘Family affair’: Gabon opposition lambasts coup, claims election victory
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Family affair’: Gabon opposition lambasts coup, claims election victory

Al Jazeera  

The opposition candidate said the military takeover was ‘a palace revolution, not a coup d’etat’ staged to prevent him from becoming Gabon’s leader. Albert Ondo Ossa, Gabon’s main opposition candidate in the August 26 presidential election has claimed victory in the election while dismissing Wednesday’s coup in the oil-rich central African country as “a disappointment” and “family affair”. “I had …

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Blue-water ambitions: Is China looking beyond its neighborhood now it has the world’s largest navy?
1 year, 3 months ago

Blue-water ambitions: Is China looking beyond its neighborhood now it has the world’s largest navy?

CNN  

Seoul, South Korea CNN — China has built the world’s largest naval fleet, more than 340 warships, and until recently it has been regarded as a green-water navy, operating mostly near the country’s shores. A tale of two piers Chinese and Cambodian officials presided together over a ground-breaking ceremony for a Chinese-funded upgrade to the Ream Naval Base facility last …

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Gabon: Opposition wants to ‘turn the page on the Bongos’ in Aug 26 vote
1 year, 4 months ago

Gabon: Opposition wants to ‘turn the page on the Bongos’ in Aug 26 vote

Al Jazeera  

On August 26, Gabon’s Ali Bongo will be standing for a third term in office as president of the Central African country. The platform’s consensus candidate is Albert Ondo Ossa, a 69-year-old economics professor and cabinet minister under the older Bongo. Gabon is a rich country, from its soil and subsoil, and the Gabonese people don’t feel they are benefitting …

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Nineteen people to vie for Gabon’s presidency in August 26 vote
1 year, 5 months ago

Nineteen people to vie for Gabon’s presidency in August 26 vote

Al Jazeera  

President Bongo is standing for a third term after ruling a country with no presidential term limits for almost 14 years. Gabon has validated the candidacies of 19 people, including President Ali Bongo and several former ministers, for a presidential election next month, the election commission says. The president of the Gabonese Elections Center, Michel Stephane Bonda, said on Sunday …

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