Gabon - Two opposition weeklies suspend publication after bogus issues

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La Loupe and L'Aube, two outspoken opposition weeklies owned by the same publisher, have announced that they are suspending publication until further notice because their latest issues were suppressed and replaced by fake issues supporting the government. In their statement announcing the suspension on 8 September, they said the government was clearly behind the production and distribution of the bogus versions. Presidential spokesman Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze denied this when contacted by (...)

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