Mood in Gabon gloomy, tense ahead of Cup of Nations

[WorldNews]

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With just days to go before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's Gabon begin their quest to win the Africa Cup of Nations on home soil, the mood in the host nation remains gloomy. On the streets of the capital Libreville, decorated with banners advertising the upcoming continental tournament, workmen have been busy applying a final lick of white paint to the edges of pavements. In the other host cities of Oyem in the north, Franceville in the south-east and Port-Gentil, the country's oil capital, final adjustments are still being made around the stadiums.

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