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Gabon holds key cabinet meeting in President Bongo's absence
The vice president chaired the first cabinet meeting in the country for three weeks.
The government of Gabon has held its first cabinet meeting in three weeks, as the controversy surrounding the ill health and absence of President Ali Bongo continues. In Sudan, the economic crisis bites harder as cash machines in Khartoum run out of banknotes. Plus, our Resident Presidents mull over the situation in Cameroon.
Photo: Gabon's President Ali Bongo, Reuters
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