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Coups d’état are, intuitively, the antithesis of a democratic transition. Even when such an occurrence is greeted with a certain amount of popular celebration, military government is incompatible with democracy. Coups such as the one that took place in July in Niger are rightly greeted with international condemnation. But what about a coup that removes an autocrat who has far

Credit ratings agency Fitch said on Tuesday it has placed Gabon on rating watch negative , citing high political uncertainty in the Central African nation following a military coup last month. ... -Today at 05:45 pm- MarketScreener

Crowds cheered Gabon’s new military leader as he vowed to hold “free, transparent and credible elections” while being sworn in as president, having orchestrate

The ouster of the hopelessly corrupt Ali Bongo represents a particularly sharp rebuke of Obama, who groomed the Gabonese autocrat as one of his closest allies on the continent, writes Max Blumenthal. By Max Blumenthal The Grayzone When a military junta arrested President Ali Bongo Ondi

LibrLibreville, 5 sep (EFE).- General Brice Oligui Nguema, in charge of Gabon since Wednesday’s coup, met Tuesday with Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra for negotiations in Libreville. Touadéra, appointed last week by the leaders of the Central African bloc to “facilitate the political process,” arrived in the Gabonese capital on Tuesday. Local media …

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Gabon

Stakeholders in Gabon have revealed that the military junta is out to protect the interests of the ousted president’s family. 

ECOWAS member-States are worried, not because of the masses, but because they want to protect political leaders who are afraid. Togo is worried.

Conclusively, coups can be effective, though not perfect in the democratic consolidation