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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.

Rest of World News: The ouster of Gabon's president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population's grievances against the go

A high-ranked military official, Gabon coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema served the ruling Bongo family for decades and was in charge of the elite security unit, the presidential guard.

Latest takeover in central and west Africa underscores how the regions’ generals are becoming emboldened

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Who is Gen Brice Nguema, the man who overthrew the president he was supposed to protect?

Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba speaks during a trade conference in London in 2018. Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesA military intervention appears set to end the Bongo family’s 56 years hold to power in Gabon. A group of senior military officers announced that they had seized power shortly after President Ali Bongo Ondimba was declared winner of the country’s recently held presidential poll. The coup leaders claimed the 26 August general election was not credible. They announced a can...

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has urged African leaders to tackle the disease that warrants coups and not its symptoms.

Who is Gen Brice Nguema, the man who overthrew the president he was supposed to protect?