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General Brice Oligui Nguema, the man named to lead Gabon after coup

General Brice Oligui Nguema, who was named Gabon's new leader in the hours following a military takeover on Wednesday, served the central African country's long-time former president Omar Bongo before turning on his son, ousted leader Ali Bongo.

France 24

Gabon coup chief named interim leader as West condemns Bongo ouster

Gabon’s junta has named coup chief General Brice Oligui Nguema, head of the presidential Republican Guard, as the country’s interim leader. The move comes after soldiers deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba after he was declared the winner of national elections.

Radio France Internationale

Coup leaders detain President Ali Bongo, appoint general to lead Gabon's 'transition'

Mutinous soldiers in Gabon proclaimed their republican guard chief as the country’s leader Wednesday after placing the just-reelected President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest, alleging betrayal and massive embezzlement during his long-time rule over the oil-rich Central African nation.

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Gabon coup: Military parades new leader through the capital after overthrowing president

Former president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been placed under house arrest

Evening Standard

'Planned in advance’: Was Gabon coup timed to follow election results?

Gabonese awoke Thursday to a new military leader after mutinous soldiers ousted a president whose family had ruled the oil-rich Central African nation for more than five decades.

France 24

Ousting of Gabon's unpopular leader was a 'smokescreen' for soldiers to seize power, analysts say

Gabonese are awaking to a new military leader after mutinous soldiers ousted a president whose family had ruled the nation for more than five decades

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Gabon’s new military leader paraded through streets of capital

People seen celebrating in Libreville amid resentment against upstaged 55-year-long dynastic rule

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One in four teachers giving extra food to hungry students, charity says

Children coming to school with little to no food in their lunch bag, staff warn

The Independent UK

In Sudan's east, murky arms trade thrives as war rages

More than four months into Sudan's devastating war, arms dealers are struggling to keep up with demand for a trade that is booming, at a deadly cost.

Radio France Internationale

UK to launch new education partnerships with Rwanda

Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell will visit Rwanda and also attend an annual gorilla naming ceremony.

The Independent UK

One in four teachers gave food to hungry pupils in England last term, survey finds

Headteachers say it is ‘unsustainable’ to expect schools to keep stepping in to support desperate families

The Guardian - UK

One in four teachers hands out food to children due to welfare concerns – survey

Teachers across England feel ‘they have no choice but to step in to help hungry children’, charity warns.

The Independent UK

Ousted Ali Bongo was on track to win Gabon election, polling shows

Data collected on behalf of president shows he was on course to win about 50% of the vote, as new leader announced by coup forces

The Guardian - UK

‘Political ploy’: Activists, experts rubbish RSF’s Sudan peace proposal

The paramilitary force, accused of atrocities during four months of fighting, released its peace plan on Sunday.

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Mother of football chief Luis Rubiales taken to hospital during hunger strike prompted by ‘witch hunt’

‘I am willing to die for justice,’ mother of suspended Spanish football president says on day three without food

France 24

Coup attempt in Gabon: A ‘feeling of liberation’ but also ‘concerns for democracy’

When leading military figures in Gabon announced on August 30 that they had placed President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest in a bid to remove him from power after 14 years, thousands of Gabonese took to the streets to demonstrate their support for the military. Videos show demonstrators singing…

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Possible Kenya-led mission to Haiti prompts growing calls for safeguards

Rights advocates say framework needed due to Kenya’s domestic police record, grim history of intervention in Haiti.

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Why Gabon’s coup plotters can count on popular support

Strong desire for change – even if it comes wearing combat fatigues – is feeding Africa’s series of putsches

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Gabon military officers declare coup after Ali Bongo wins disputed election

Seizure of power announced on television, cancelling election results that gave president third term in office

Radio France Internationale

The Republic of Gabon in dates

A coup attempt is underway in Gabon. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a group of soldiers declared the “end to the regime” of President Ali Bongo, whose election for a third term as president had just been announced. He succeeded his father, Omar Bongo, in 2009 who had…

France 24

Disputed election sparks beginning of the end of 56 years of Bongo family rule

The ouster of Gabon’s President Ali Bongo early Wednesday came shortly after the country’s election commission announced the official results of the August 26 presidential election, handing the incumbent another disputed victory. But this time, it provided the spark for a military takeover to end more than half a century…

Al Jazeera

Who is Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s interim leader?

Nguema heads the Gabonese Presidency’s Republican Guard, the country’s most powerful security unit.

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Belgium to no longer provide shelter to single male asylum seekers

Its government has been criticised for failing to provide enough shelter to thousands of people seeking asylum.

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Gabon coup leaders to meet and decide Bongo fate, new leader

Brice Nguema, leader of the Republican Guard and relative to President Bongo, did not confirm his whereabouts.

The Independent UK

Gabon's wealthy, dynastic leader thought he could resist Africa's trend of coups. He might be wrong

The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, knew well the threat of military coups in his part of the world

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