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Ali may be gone but the Bongo system survives in Gabon

Citizens of Gabon, the small Central African country and former bastion of French colonialism in the Congo Basin, broke out in spontaneous celebration at the news of the ouster of

As coups spread across Africa

We seem to be experiencing an epidemic of coups in Africa. Less than one month after the coup in Niger, soldiers struck in Gabon and removed President Ali Bongo Ondimba,

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AAG opening ceremony: Africa XI v Rest of the World

Is the world not fed up with an opening ceremony of major sporting event that is limited to march past, music and dance on the pitch and terraces? This is

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Messi lays first stone of 2017 AFCON venue

Barcelona forward, Lionel Messi, laid the first stone at a future Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) venue in Gabon on Saturday. The four-time world player of the year officially started

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