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A footballer, football and football boots. Kids playing football were sexually abused in Gabon

Predators on the Pitch: Inside Africa’s Biggest Football Scandal’.

Oct 07, 2023 Contributor* 0 &

Football's governing bodies face accusations they failed to protect young victims of sexual abuse in Gabon. BBC Africa Eye spoke to more than 30 witnesses who told of a network that has plagued all levels… ...

Image of soldiers announcing the coup in Gabon that President Bongo has been ousted and put on house arrest.

Gabon Coup: President Bongo Ousted, Army Seizes Power

Aug 30, 2023 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

A coup attempt has unfolded in Gabon as a group of mutinous soldiers announced on national television the cancellation of recent election results and the dissolution of all state institutions. President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who… ...

Gabon soldiers launch coup

Jan 07, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Soldiers in Gabon have launched a coup to oust President Ali Bongo who has been in power since 2009. The junior army officers have taken control of the national radio station which they used to… ...