The Irish Times view on the coup in Gabon: part of a worrying trend
In three years there have been nine military takeovers in west and central Africa, the latest, in oil-rich Gabon, came only weeks after Niger
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In three years there have been nine military takeovers in west and central Africa, the latest, in oil-rich Gabon, came only weeks after Niger
(CNN) — The leader of Gabon’s military junta, Gen. Brice Nguema, was sworn in as interim president by the country’s constitutional court during a televised ceremony Monday.
General Brice Oligui Nguema was sworn in as transitional president on Monday, less than a week after soldiers overthrew President Ali Bongo on Aug. 30.
This time, it is the oil-rich but impoverished Central African country, Gabon when the Head of the Praetorian Guards charged with the responsibility of
Sub-Saharan Africa has suffered an alarming spate of military takeovers since 2020