Violence After Gabon Elections Leaves One Dead

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Source: New York Times

DAKAR, Senegal — Postelection violence in Gabon left one person dead on Thursday after officials declared the incumbent president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, the winner in a race that the opposition said had been marked by fraud.

A civilian, who was not identified, died as security forces encircled the party headquarters of the opposition candidate, Jean Ping, early Thursday after hundreds of people had taken to the streets of the capital, Libreville. The protesters had set fires and insisted that Mr. Bongo had stolen the vote to claim a second term in office.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/world/africa/gabon-election-protests.html?_r=0

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1. Gabon presidential guard 'bombed Jean Ping's party HQ'

Source: BBC

Gabon presidential guard 'bombed Jean Ping's party HQ'

1 September 2016 Africa

Gabon's opposition leader Jean Ping has told the BBC a presidential guard helicopter bombed his headquarters and killed two people.

A government spokesman said the operation was to root out "criminals" who had set fire to parliament.

Protestors took to the streets on Wednesday claiming fraud after it was announced that President Ali Bongo had been narrowly re-elected.

Some 1,000 people have been arrested, officials say.

In a national address, Mr Bongo said "democracy does not sit well with an attack on parliament".

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37243309