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Gabon's Bongo shrugs off calls for vote recount

Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba votes during the presidential election in Libreville, Gabon

Gabon's re-elected President Ali Bongo shrugged off international calls for a recount of last week's disputed vote, saying it was a matter for the constitutional court to decide.

The European Union has questioned the validity of election which the opposition has dismissed as a sham. France, the former colonial ruler of the central African oil producer, has said a recount would be wise

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