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Latest coup in increasingly unstable region

Former lawmaker and renowned social critic, Senator Shehu Sani has stated that poisoned elections are responsible for the collapse of democracy in Africa.

Shares in European oil producers, miners and other companies with large exposures to Gabon plummeted on Wednesday after a military coup raised concerns over their operations in the resource-rich...

A dozen senior officers appeared on TV channel Gabon 24 to declare that election results were cancelled, borders were closed & state institutions were dissolved | World News

President Ali Bongo is under house arrest after being ousted by the army after a disputed election.

Footage from Gabon shows crowds cheering the military after senior military officers appeared on national television to announce a coup following the country’s presidential election on Wednesday, 30 August. Soldiers spoke on Gabon 24 minutes after the state election body announced President Ali Bongo won a third term, declaring that they represented all security and defence forces in the Central African nation. Bongo’s team rejected allegations of fraud by Albert Ondo Ossam, who came in seco...

European Union defence ministers are to discuss the situation in Gabon, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday

Libreville, Aug 30 (EFE).- A group of army officers declared a military coup in Gabon on Wednesday, shortly after election authorities in the former French colony on the West coast of Africa announced President Ali Bongo’s victory for a third term. Twelve soldiers in military fatigues appeared on national television, asserting that they had seized …

The PUNCH reports that some army officers Wednesday toppled the democratic government of President Ali Bongo, who has been in power since 2009.

Brice Nguema, leader of the Republican Guard and relative to President Bongo did not confirm his whereabouts.