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A group of senior military officers has gone on national television in Gabon saying they have seized power because elections held over the weekend were not cred...

Former social media assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has responded to the coup that occurred in Gabon as a result of an allegedly rigged election.

France condemned the toppling of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Wednesday which could represent another setback for Paris in Africa where friendly governments have been falling in an "epidemic" of coups.France "condemns the military coup that is under way in Gabon", government spokesman Olivier Veran told reporters in Paris after military officers announced on television that they had overturned the government.

Appears on Gabon 24 Television Channel, officials said they represent all security and defense forces of the Central African country. Soldiers said that

A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on television channel Gabon 24 in the early hours of Wednesday and said they had taken power, after the state election body announced... -Today at 12:38 am- MarketScreener

President Ali Bongo is under house arrest after being ousted by the army after a disputed election.

His main rival Albert Ondo Ossa came second with 30.77 percent.

One of the reasons given for the intervention by the coup plotters is the absence of international observers during the election, and the suspension of some foreign broadcasts coupled with the authorities’ decision to cut internet service and impose a night-time curfew nationwide after the poll had raised concerns about the transparency of the electoral process.

The mutinous military officers say they have placed the president under house arrest in what could be the 8th African coup in 3 years.

ALBAWABA - A number of senior military officers in Gabon appeared on national TV earlier Wednesday to announce the suspension of elections.