There May Be a Silver Lining to Ali Bongo's Power Grab in Gabon

But I believe there's a silver lining to the dark cloud over Africa's politics. African autocrats are slowly being eased out. Incumbents might tinker with the rules of the game, and shift goal posts but they cannot escape the inevitable: Change will come. It's only a matter of when and how, writes David E Kiwuwa for The Conversation Africa.

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President Ali Bongo Ondimba.

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