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Biya also offered a “pardon” to any separatists who voluntarily lay down their arms

Bongo’s state of health has been the subject of fierce speculation, as the Gabonese leader has only made a few appearances

The conflict has killed some 2,000 people and driven hundreds of thousands from their homes

The power-sharing agreement will see 23 members of the executive drawn from Tshisekedi’s Direction For Change

The public outings were the first time Gabonese have seen their leader beyond the presidential palace since he fell ill last October

Tensions rose in the capital after youths announced they would hold a protest against the candidacy of a former justice minister

On July 11, 2018, the elections were postponed a first time using the same method.

Colonel Jean Claude Ango Ango and his wife, Engono Akomo are banned from ever entering the United States

Policeman wounded in the Goma unrest following “resistance” to police efforts to disperse the marchers

The Geneva daily tribune reports a “fight” between demonstrators and the president’s security personnel