Ali Bongo sworn in for second term as Gabon president

Ali Bongo sworn in for second term as Gabon president.

What you need to know:

  • "You don't get sworn in unceremoniously in secret," commented his main rival Jean Ping's spokesman Jean-Gaspard Ntoutoume Ayi, ironically.
  • Bongo's victory in the August 27 vote was confirmed on Saturday by the country's top court, which dismissed opposition claims of vote fraud.