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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Mednick

Gabon's opposition candidate alleges the ousted president's family is behind a plot to retain power

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Gabon’s opposition leader accused the family of the recently ousted president of engineering his removal from power in order to retain their control in the oil-rich Central African nation.

Speaking to French media outlet TV5 Monde Thursday, Albert Ondo Ossa said the junta who ousted Gabon’s president on Wednesday did not engage in a coup but rather a “palace revolution” in order to continue their family’s reign.

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