Tension in Gabon as 2017 Africa Cup of Nations tournament looms

With an air of unease hanging over the tournament, the African Cup of Nations soccer competition returns to Gabon for the second time in five years. Opposition parties in the oil-rich central African nation have stated their intention to use African soccer's biggest show as an opportunity to express their grievances against Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who retained power in a tense election last August that led to about 100 deaths on the streets, according to opposition claims. That gives African soccer organisers, who chose to go back to former co-host Gabon as a replacement for Libya, even more to... Read Full Story