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The latest military coup in Gabon, a small Central African country, drew worldwide attention on Wednesday, as the continent has been plagued by military takeovers in recent years, the latest...

(Reuters) - Military officers declared they had seized power in Gabon on Wednesday after the Central African state's election body announced President...

Gunfire was heard in Libreville moments after President Ali Bongo, the ruler for 14 years, had his re-election success announced on Wednesday morning. The Bongo family has held power in Gabon since 1967.

Egypt said, Wednesday, it is closely monitoring developments in Gabon following a coup attempt against President Ali Bongo, Anadolu Agency r...

Military officers in oil-producing Gabon say they have seized power, placing President Ali Bongo under house arrest and...

Aug 30 (Reuters) - Military officers declared they had seized power in Gabon on Wednesday after the Central African state's election body announced President Ali Bongo's re-election. Here is what we know so far:WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN GABON? In the early hours of Wednesday, Gabonese military officers appeared on national television and proclaimed they had taken power less than an hour after the election commission said Bongo had won a third term in the presidential election. The opposition ...

In an ornate chair, surrounded by expensive furniture and artefacts, Gabon's ousted President Ali Bongo pleaded in a video on Wednesday for allies to "make noise" after a military takeover that threatens to end his family's nearly 60 years in power. If successful, Wednesday's coup in Gabon would be the eighth in West and Central Africa in three years. Widespread condemnation, or the threat of military intervention, have done little to unseat coup leaders in Mali, Burki...

The end of the Bongo family dynasty's almost six decades in office in Gabon following a military coup has created a new conundrum for regional powers.

Military officers in Gabon said they had seized power, placing President Ali Bongo under house arrest.

Bongo called on the people of Gabon to “make noise,” saying in a brief video he had been illegally detained at his residence.