Africa experiencing a contagion of coups as Gabon latest to fall

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Celebrations on the streets of Libreville moments after Brice Oligui Nguema was sworn in as Gabon's interim president on Monday. Gabon's coup leader has vowed to restore civilian rule through 'free, transparent and credible elections' after a transition. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images In Gabon a ruling dynasty that began with Ali Bongo’s father Omar in 1967 came to an end last week after Ali had been “re-elected”. The latter had form – his disputed re-election recalled his 2016 “election” when his winning margin came from his native Haut-Ogooué region, which recorded an impossible, somewhat Soviet-style 99 per cent turnout,...