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The U.S. has suspended some aid to Gabon after the military takeover

This video grab shows soldiers holding General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema aloft in Libreville, Gabon, on Aug. 30, 2023. (Gabon24 via AP)

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended most non-humanitarian aid to Gabon after a military takeover in the country last month that was at least the second this year in an African nation.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a "pause in certain foreign assistance programs" to Gabon pending a review of the circumstances that led to the ouster of the country's former leader President Ali Bongo Ondimba.

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