Gabon increases security after court upholds Bongo poll win
By Edward McAllister LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabon's government deployed a heavy security presence in the capital Libreville on Saturday in an attempt to head off potential unrest following a Constitutional Court ruling certifying the election victory of President Ali Bongo. Six people were killed early this month in riots that followed the interior ministry's declaration of a slim victory in the Aug. 27 poll for Bongo, whose family has ruled the central African oil producer for nearly half a cen
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