ONGOING: Gabonese authorities have arrested 4 Army officers that attempted a coup d'etat in the oil-rich country. A fifth is on the run. They had seized control of the national radio, TV and the capital, Libreville. Ali and his father Omar Bongo have ruled Gabon for 50 years..

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