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Spotlight GABON Issue dated 19/11/2014

Opposition ups pressure on Ali Bongo

French journalist Pierre Pean's damning book on Ali Bongo, "New African Affairs: Lies and Pillaging in Gabon", has rapidly turned into an affair of state in Libreville, particularly its reiteration of an old claim that Bongo may not be Gabonese [...] (600 words)

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Bongo’s French lawyers line up for looming libel trials

Ali Bongo retains most of his old team

Bongo tries to accommodate disgruntled business community

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Bongo loyalists keep Ping on tight leash

Bongo snubs opposition, thinks strategy

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Tensions as oil sector is hit by strike

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