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The Comedy in the Tragedy of Ali Bongo’s Ouster, By Rotimi Fasan
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October 7, 2023
IT has never stopped raining for some of Africa’s fragile governments and reconditioned democracies. It’s been pouring. There’s a big scramble by some of the continent’s sit-tight leaders to protect their autocratic stools.
‘Obama’s Man in Africa’ Under House Arrest as Popular Coup Rocks Gabon
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September 6, 2023
Before a military coup removed Gabon’s hopelessly corrupt President, Ali Bongo, from office, he was courted by Obama and feted from Washington to Davos. The US war on Libya which destabilized the region may not have succeeded without him. By […]