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Army officers who seized power name a transitional leader for this nation rich in oil and manganese, a key mineral in the steel industry. We take a look at Gabon's economy, the role it could have played in the political crisis which unravelled this week, and the challenges it will face under new leadership.

Figures from China's manufacturing sector show that activity has dropped for the fifth month in a row. We look into the latest gloomy data on the state of the world's second largest economy.

And we hear how two years of drought in Spain, the number one global producer of olive oil, are making prices of the commodity soar.

(Picture: People celebrate the military coup in Gabon on 30 August 2023. Picture credit: EPA-EFE)