Violence engulfs Gabon

02 September 2016 - 09:39
By Reuters

Gabon's capital Libreville erupted into a second day of violent protests yesterday sparked by a disputed election, with at least three dead and hundreds arrested after the challenger rejected results that gave President Ali Bongo a narrow victory. Riots raged in at least nine of the city's neighbourhoods, witnesses and a police source said.

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