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Gabon’s military coup sparked the steepest daily drop in its dollar bonds since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, just weeks after the country carried out continental Africa’s first debt for nature swap.

Bongo's family has ruled for 56 yearsThe board appointed General Price Oligui Nkuma as chairmanUnder house arrest, Bongo seeks supportFrance, with troops

Gabon Coup: President Bongo Calls For Help As Army Takes Power

General 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.

Some former French colonies in Africa are fast gaining notoriety for military coups. Experts blame the worrying trend on high levels of poverty, poor governance, excessive French influence and ineffective civil society.

The United States voiced profound apprehension on Wednesday in response to the military coup in Gabon and called for the immediate release of government officials.

The Gabonese Republic lies on the Equator and is located on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa. Oil and mineral rich Gabon is home to 2.3 million people. , Opinion News, Times Now

Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has bemoaned the recent spate of coup d’etats in the West African sub-region. | Pulse Ghana

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The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday firmly condemned the on-going coup attempt in Gabon, while acknowledging that serious infringements of fundamental freedoms appear to have taken place during elections at the weekend.