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Gabon’s Coup Chief Takes Command as ‘Transitional President’
The leader of a coup that ousted Gabon’s President Ali Bongo was sworn in as interim president and cheered by jubilant supporters in a televised ceremony designed to cast the military as liberators of an oppressed society.
France Is Forging New Relations With Its Former Colonies, but Old Habits Die Hard
As most Francophone African countries celebrate their 55 years of independence this year, this may be a good time to reassess relations between them and France.
