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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar on Thursday condemned the unconstitutional

Ali Bongo Ondimba was set to extend his presidential tenure into a third term when mutinous soldiers seized power in a coup. Analysts weren't surprised, as sentiments to end the Bongo dynasty had been growing for years.

The military leaders said strongman Brice Oligui Nguema would be sworn in next week as "transitional president." Meanwhile, the country's main opposition alliance urged the military to continue the election process.

TOLEDO, Spain, Aug 31 (Reuters) - European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters on Thursday there was no plan to evacuate EU citizens from Gabon for now. He said the coup in the African country followed a general election that was full of irregularities. Gabon on Thursday awaited the next move by its…

African leaders were working out on Thursday how to respond to officers in Gabon who ousted President Ali Bongo and installed their own head of state. ...

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has flayed the coup d'etat which, on Wednesday, toppled the democratically elected

Army officers appeared on TV in the early hours of Wednesday to say they had taken power.

The greatest impact of the military coup in Gabon will be on the African country’s ties with its former colonial power, France, as well as...

After the coup in Gabon, revolutionaries reportedly uncovered suitcases and bags full of various banknotes in the residence of ousted...

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