A military officer who seized power but promised to step down is expected to win the presidential vote on Saturday.
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Gabon Military Says Deposed President Is Free to Leave the Country
Before Ali Bongo Ondimba was ousted in late August, he and his family had ruled over the oil-rich central African state for more than half a century.
Gabon’s Leader, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Was More Admired Abroad Than at Home
Hailed as a climate visionary, Gabon’s president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, was once welcomed to Buckingham Palace but was blindsided by this week’s coup.
Gabon Coup: Military Officers Seize Power From Ali Bongo
The coup was announced hours after President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has controlled the country for a half-century, was declared to have been re-elected for a third term in a disputed election.
Can a Nation Replace Its Oil Wealth With Trees?
Gabon knows its oil won’t last forever, so officials are turning to the Central African nation’s rainforest for revenue — while also promising to preserve it.
Coup Attempt in Gabon Is Thwarted, Government Says
Two plotters were killed and eight others arrested after soldiers announced plans for a “national council of restoration.”