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Mutinous soldiers claimed to have seized power in Gabon and put the president under house arrest, hours after he was declared the winner in an election that extended his family's 55-year rule in the oil-rich Central African nation.

The coup leaders have said President Ali Bongo Ondimba was under house arrest, surrounded by family and doctors.

Mutinous soldiers in Gabon have announced that the head of the republican guard will be the country’s new head of state.

President Ali Bongo Ondimba called on people to "make noise" to support him while army officers appeared on TV to say they had taken power and as locals celebrated the coup, Western powers decried it

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Mutinous soldiers claimed to have seized power in Gabon on Wednesday and put the president under house arrest, hours after he was declared the winner in an election extending his family's 55-year rule in the oil-...

President Ali Bongo Ondimba has called for the public to support him.

The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, knew well the threat of military coups in his part of the world. But he swore one would not […]

President Ali Bongo Ondimba has called for the public to support him.

President Ali Bongo Ondimba has called for the public to support him.

The coup leaders have said President Ali Bongo Ondimba was under house arrest, surrounded by family and doctors.