Gabon

• Gabon coup leader sworn in as interim president to cheering crowds

  In a speech, General Brice Oligui Nguema proposed reforms including a new constitution to be adopted by referendum, new electoral and penal codes, and economic measures.

  World

  Sep 4, 2023
  
• Coup attempt in Gabon as soldiers dispute election result

  Mutinous soldiers in Gabon said Wednesday they were seizing power to overturn the results of a presidential election, and claimed to have arrested the president.

  World

  Aug 30, 2023
  
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• USask research on apparent hungry slugs reveals new timeline for life on Earth

  Research on African fossils involving the University of Saskatchewan suggests organisms on Earth were capable of movement 2.1 billion years ago.

  Science

  Feb 19, 2019
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• Gabon foils attempted military coup at national radio station

  Gabon has quashed an attempted coup in which military officers took over a radio station and declared the president unfit to lead due to a stroke.

  World

  Jan 7, 2019
• Gabon election sparks protests, hundreds detained, 3 dead

  Gabon's re-elected president tried to assert authority Thursday as the presidential guard attacked the opposition candidate's party headquarters amid fiery protests.

  World

  Sep 1, 2016