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Published on 2024-09-20 09:00:03
Gabon’s deposed President Ali Bongo has announced he will quit politics a year after he was toppled from power by a military coup.
“I wish to reaffirm my withdrawal from political life and the definitive renunciation of any national ambition,” Mr Bongo said in a letter addressed to the Gabonese people.
The 65-year-old also called for the release of his wife and son who are in detention awaiting trial on corruption allegations.
It is not clear whether his statement follows any…
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