Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Photos From Gabon Post Election Violence

   A supporter of Gabonese opposition leader Jean Ping prays in front of security forces blocking a demonstration trying to reach the electoral commission in Libreville on August 31, 2016 as another protestor lays on the ground in distress.
Post election violence in Gabon documented by photographer/Journalist Marco Longari of AFP as Ali Bongo was declared winner of the election.


  A relative a man detained during clashes is carried to the hospital after she fainted on September 1, 2016 in Libreville.
  Supporters of Gabonese opposition leader Jean Ping try to evacuate a distressed comrade as they protest in front of security forces (unseen) blocking the demonstration which trying to reach the electoral commission in Libreville on August 31, 2016.

 Pastor Georges Bruno Ngoussi, the CEO of the RTN (Radio Television Nazareth) gestures in front of the charred remains of his car in the courtyard of the studios on September 4, 2016 in Libreville.
 A supporter of Gabonese opposition leader Jean Ping lies on the ground in Libreville on August 31, 2016, during clashes with riot police as part of a protest sparked after Gabon's president Ali Bongo was declared winner of last weekend's contested electio
 A Gabonese woman takes cover protecting her mouth from the tear gas as supporters of opposition leader Jean Ping protest, trying to reach the electoral commission, in Libreville on August 31, 2016.
 Gabonese soldiers run to take position as supporters of opposition leader Jean Ping protest in front of security forces blocking a demonstration trying to reach the electoral commission in Libreville on August 31, 2016.
 A protester runs amid tear gas canisters during confrontations with the police in Libreville on August 31, 2016 as part of a protest sparked after Gabon's president Ali Bongo was declared winner of last weekend's contested election.

 Dozens of protesters carry in a funeral procession the body of Axel Messa, 30, wrapped in the flag of Gabon, in a street of the Libreville district of Nzeng Ayong on September 2, 2016. His mother told AFP he was shot in front of his home on September 1, 2
 A Gabonese soldier runs to take position as supporters of opposition leader Jean Ping protest in front of security forces blocking the demonstration trying to reach the electoral commission, in Libreville on August 31, 2016, as part of a protest sparked a
 This photo taken on September 3, 2016 in Libreville shows bullet holes in the window of a guard post on the gate of Gabon's opposition leader Jean Ping's headquarters.
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