US officially concludes Gabon had a coup, ends assistance
The United States on Monday ended assistance to Gabon over its August 30 coup but said it was ready to provide aid in return for concrete progress toward democracy. The United States, which had already paused assistance after the military takeover, said it had formally determined that a coup took place, which under US law requires an end to non-humanitarian aid."We will resume our assistance alongside concrete actions by the transitional government toward establishing democratic rule," State Dep