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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on January 08, 2019, 12:25:05 pm
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Are there fewer coups in Africa?
By Christopher Giles BBC Reality Check
The coup attempt in Gabon is the first there since the 1960s.
On Monday morning, a small group of junior military soldiers tried to take charge to "restore democracy".
The government has said the plot has been defeated and the situation is "under control".
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Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46783600 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46783600)