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Abuja (Sundiata Post) - As Military incursion into politics spreads like wild fire, President Bola Tinubu of Nigeeia has expressed concern over the rising cases

APA-Libreville (Gabon) Gabon's ailing president Ali Bongo has been deposed by the military, shortly after being declared the winner of a presidential e ...

A military coup thrust the Central African nation of Gabon into turmoil Wednesday, unseating the president – whose family had held power for more than half a century – just minutes after he was named the winner of a contested election.

Following Wednesday's coup in Gabon, Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed concern that a contagion of autocracy was spreading across Africa.  He said he was working very closely with other Heads of State in the African Union towards a comprehensive consensus response after the coup in Gabon.  The coup came amid the ongoing efforts…

LIBREVILLE: Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday (Aug 30), placing President Ali Bongo under house arrest and naming a new leader after the Central African state's election body announced Bongo had won a third term. Saying they represented the armed forces,

Army officers have appeared on national television in Gabon to say they have taken power. They said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election, in which President Ali Bongo was declared the winner. The electoral commission said Mr Bongo had won just under two-thirds of the votes in an election the…

EU foreign policy chief Borrell said the coup followed "elections full of irregularities." He addressed reporters ahead of an EU meeting with African stakeholders to also discuss Niger's coup.

The military coup in Gabon that has ousted President Ali Bongo from power is the second in a month in Africa. We explain what is happening on this continent.

Nguema was held aloft triumphantly by his troops following the announcement of the coup - Copyright Gabon 24/AFP -Thomas GROPALLOGeneral Brice Oligui Nguema, named Gabon’s new leader following a coup, loyally served the central African country’s longtime strongman before turning on his son in Wednesday’s military takeover. Held aloft triumphantly by his troops following the […]

President Bola Tinubu has expressed concern over the rising cases of coups in African countries, calling for a comprehensive consensus