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September 2, 2016

Gabon: 1,000 Arrested in Protests After Contested Elections
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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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