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Gabonese awoke Thursday to a new military leader after mutinous soldiers ousted a president whose family had ruled the oil-rich Central African nation for more than five decades. The new leader is Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, head of the elite republican guard unit, who soldiers announced on state TV Wednesday, hours after President Ali Bongo Ondimba was declared winner of last week's presidential election, which Gabonese and observers say was marred with irregularities and a lack of ...

Military officers have seized power in the central African country of Gabon ((guh-bon)), placing long-serving President Ali Bongo under house arrest. This comes amid an increasingly frustrated political environment, marking the eighth coup in just three years out of West and Central African countries.

Gabonese military appear on television as they announce that they have seized power following President Ali Bongo Ondimbas re-election, in this...

(CNN) — 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.

The world is undergoing the type of radical geopolitical realignment that happens with the ending of an era. With the Global South asserting itself and demanding a voice in the global scheme of things, a lot of dust is being kicked up in the air and the multipliers. Another “Scramble for Africa” is clearly in…

'We remain strongly opposed to military seizures or unconstitutional transfers of power,' says State Department

Gabon is the latest African state to be hit by a coup, raising fears about the future of democracy.

Brice Oligui Nguema is named transitional leader after the overthrow of President Ali Bongo.

Another African country, another presidential guard goes rogue. Today it was Gabon, as officers declared they had seized power and immediately set to shutting things down....

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki on Wednesday condemned the coup attempt in the central African country...