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Pres Bongo is freed from house arrest to seek medical treatment abroad

A screenshot of Former Gabon's President Ali Bongo after he was freed from house arrest.

Gabon's President Ali Bongo is freed from house arrest in Gabon so he can seek medical treatment abroad

The Gabonese junta have displayed their human side by releasing former President Ali Bongo from house arrest. Ali Bongo was preceded by his father, Omar Bongo, capping the Bongos' domination of the nation's politics at 56 years.

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