Why there may be a silver lining to Ali Bongo's power grab in Gabon: Gabonese President, Ali Bongo Ondimba, wants to be president for life Thorston Wagner/EPADespite Gabon’s vast oil wealth a third of its citizens live on $ 1.25 a day or less. In fact, the country is best known for having had one of the longest serving leaders in modern times outside of a monarch. And now, … [Read more...] about Why there may be a silver lining to Ali Bongo’s power grab in Gabon | The Conversation