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Brian Klaas
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Coup in Gabon happening right now
This coup (or coup attempt, depending on how it shakes out) continues to affirm one of the most clear-cut lessons for dictators who want to stay in power: never get sick and never leave the country. Bongo is recovering from a stroke in Morocco.
There are at least 80 US troops who were just deployed to Gabon; Trump sent a letter to Congress on Friday informing them of the deployment to help with the DRC, which is facing a lot of volatility around elections. Gabon is an oil-rich country in West Central Africa.
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