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Under pressure from General Oligui Nguema, Bongo family begins to fracture

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 11 April 2024.
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 11 April 2024. © Issouf Sanogo/AFP
From Libreville to Paris, Gabon's transitional president is trying to retake state control of a swathe of Bongo family assets, but the operation is far from smooth. [...]
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