In a single resolution on the crisis of the rule of law in Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (see other article), the European Parliament stated on Thursday 2 February that with the legitimacy of Gabon's President Ali Bongo clearly being challenged, the European Union should prepare for the possibility of imposing targeted sanctions.
Five months after a presidential election for which the official results are still "highly doubtful" (see EUROPE 11614), to use the terms employed in...