Africa Report - 2016 Post-Election Crisis in Gabon: What Was France's Role?

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Ten years ago, Gabon was experiencing the worst post-election crisis in its history. On the night of 31 August to 1 September 2016, following the extremely contested announcement of Ali Bongo's re-election, an armed assault was launched against the headquarters of his opponent, Jean Ping. The beginning of a week of chaos in Libreville between looting and fierce repression, which is still unknown to us. Another question still outstanding: what ro…