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August 28, 2023

Gabon Shuts Down Internet, Imposes Curfew Following Voting Delays in Nationwide Elections
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The western African nation of Gabon shut down internet access and
imposed a curfew following its national elections Saturday amid voting
delays and as opposition leader Albert Ondo Ossa denounced "fraud" in
his challenge against incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba. Bongo has
already served two seven-year terms, and his family has been in power
for over half a century. Critics accuse Bongo of not using Gabon's oil
wealth to improve the lives of one-third of the population living in
poverty.


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