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Gabon: 1,000 Arrested in Protests After Contested Elections

HeadlineSep 02, 2016

In the small African nation of Gabon, more than 1,000 people have been arrested and several have been killed amid ongoing protests after Gabon’s contested elections on Sunday. Incumbent President Ali Bongo has claimed victory, continuing his family’s decades-long rule. Protesters have torched the Parliament building, while opposition candidate Jean Ping says his headquarters have been bombed. This is one of the protesters.

Protester: “We are tired of the Bongo family. We’ve had enough! Fifty years! Fifty years! Fifty years! We are tired. And this is why we’re making demands.”

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