Why coup leader Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is embracing democracy

AFP Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, wearing a white and African-print shirt and a white cap with his initials, gives a thumbs up to the camera.AFP

Little more than 19 months after the bloodless coup that brought an end to more than five decades of rule by the Bongo family, the people of Gabon are about to head to the polls to choose a new head of state – bucking a trend that has seen…

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