Gabon Shuts Off Internet, Imposes Curfew as Bongo Seeks New Term
- President Bongo, who succeeded his father, seeks third term
- Government wants to reduce nation’s reliance on oil revenue
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Gabon blocked internet access during elections held Saturday that is likely to see President Ali Bongo extend the 56-year stranglehold his family has had on political power in the oil-producing central African nation.