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No US president has set foot on sub-Saharan Africa since 2015 – and it hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Ali Bongo Ondimba (in cap) and his wife, Sylvia (in blue shirt), at a campaign rally on 19 August 2023.
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Ali Bongo’s illness, the contagion effect of other recent successful coups and palace power tussles are factors responsible for Gabon’s recent coup.
After winning a third term, Ali Bongo has been ousted as president of Gabon by a military coup.
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Ali Bongo is the latest in a string of leaders to be ousted in military coups since 2020.
Gabonese woman embracing a soldier after the announcement of the coup.
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Failed developmental promises, ever shifting domestic elite alliances and popular demand for better living conditions contributed to the military removal of Gabon’s Ali Bongo Ondimba.
A coup attempt failed in Gabon, following President Ali Bongo’s extended illness and absence.
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Gabon is a wealthy and stable country and this might explain why the January 7 coup attempt failed.