
Gabon's new military leader has started to give amnesty to dissidents and has met central Africa's mediator for the country, following last week's coup that brought the curtain down on the 55-year reign of the Bongo dynasty.
On Tuesday, state televison announced that General Brice Oligui Nguema met the Central African Republic's president, Faustin Archange Touadera, in the aftermath of the 30 August putsch.