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Army officers, who seized power in Gabon, have named General Oligui Nguema as the Central African countrys transitional leader. How did the military takeover unfold? Sputnik explains.

Another former French colony follows pattern of discontent against status-quo throughout the West Africa region Geopolitical Analysis Gabonese soldiers led by the presidential guard detained President Ali Bongo during the early morning hours of August 30, ending a more than five decades-long political dynasty within this oil-rich West and Central…

Gabon's General Brice Nguema was named as the new leader after the military overthrew the longtime ruling president Ali Bongo.

President Ali Bongo was placed under house arrest by the military less than a day after the countrys election body said he had won a third term in office.

After media reported that a group of senior military officers in Gabon seized power on Wednesday, some Western countries condemned the military coup. The coup in Gabon, which comes a month after Nigers President Mohamed Bazoum was taken hostage by the troops of presidential guard, showed that the overall influence of Western countries, which have been promoting political system reforms and governance models in Africa, have largely failed, some Chinese experts said.

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 Central African country of Gabon has become the latest victim of a rising trend of military coups in the region. If successful, the Wednesday's...

Gabon Coup Sign Of Spreading Autocratic Contagion - ECOWAS Chair Tinubu Worried

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.

Gabon Coup: Ablakwa Berates Ousted Ali Bongos Plea For Noise Over His Arrest