Festive mood in Gabon as coup leader sworn in

Gabon's new strongman General Brice Oligui Nguema poses for a photograph with his wife Zita Nyangue Oligui Nguema as he is inaugurated as Gabon's interim President, in Libreville on September 4, 2023. PHOTO | AFP

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  • Live coverage of the swearing-in was punctuated by deafening jeers from the crowd every time cameras showed leading figures from Bongo's Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), who attended the ceremony.