Amnesty law considered

Gabon is considering an amnesty for those involved in last year's deadly post-electoral violence. President Ali Bongo's narrow re-election led opposition leader Jean Ping to accuse the administration of electoral fraud. Violence broke out days after the vote, and opposition figures say more than 50 people were killed in clashes. 'Gabon's head of state Ali Bongo Ondimba has asked us to consider an amnesty law which would deal on a case-by-case basis with some situations involving people who were guilty,' said Prime Minister Emmanuel Ngondet. A report on the News24 site notes that a national commission will be set up to look into the violence.