LIBREVILLE — Gabon’s opposition leader appealed on Monday for a general strike to protest against what he said was a fraudulent re-election victory by President Ali Bongo, but few heeded his call as activity picked up in the capital, Libreville.Jean Ping, a former AU Commission chairman who says he is now Gabon’s leader, said in a statement that his fight was not over following deadly riots last week. "I ask you from today onward not to use violence but to resist by blocking the country’s economy," he said, addressing all Gabonese."I propose to cease all activity and begin a general strike."At least six people were killed and more than 1,000 arrested in violence after Wednesday’s announcement of a slim victory for Bongo, whose family has run the oil-producing central African country for half a century.An adviser to the interior minister said on Sunday that several dozen people had already been released. However, several Libreville residents said they had not seen or heard from famil...
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